>> guest: callouts? >> host: callouts, people who call in sick. >> guest: that story has been exaggerated somewhat. certainly it's not condoned by our union and not coordinated by our union but there is no sick leave during a furlough so they can't even take sick leave. but you also have to include the fact that there's a lot of flu going around and their jobs exposes them to the general public everyday in a very intimate way. there's all kinds of factors that could explain that. we are certainly denigrating people not to go work for directed to work. telling our members if you have received notice from your agency telling you are required to go to work and that your job has been designated and accepted then you should absolutely go to work. >> host: can you quit if you deemed an essential employee and better by this shutdown? >> guest: i guess you can always quit by not showing up. you're absent without leave and ultimately absent without leave and subsequently when the government reopens you inform the

. >>> tsa agents among thousands still not getting paid, callouts hitting a record number. >>> deadly plane crash, plunging out of the sky, slamming to the ground feet from a home. >>> new video and new details in that viral confrontation between a native american elder and teens wearing maga hats. the student at the center speaking out. what's the full story here? >>> the shocking blackface video that's rocked a major university. >> this kind of thing happens a lot on campus, it's more frequent than people think. >> the fallout for the students involved. >>> saints fans say it was the worst noncall in nfl history. could it lead to a rule change? >>> honoring mlk. his only grandchild keeping his dream alive. >> this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. >>> on the heels of a deadly winter storm in the east and midwest tonight, millions of hunkered down in the face of the season's coldest and most dangerous temperatures yet. an arctic blast that sent morning windchills plunging anywhere from 15 to 35 degrees below zero. right now windchill advisories in effect from northern pennsylva

plainly speaking, concerns about the number of callouts at the airport have reached the point that tsa management is now warning in this e-mail that there may be disciplinary action if employees call out. now, the e-mail was directed to all tsa personnel at the airport. and it's significant, because it exposes for the first time an acknowledgement that this partial government shutdown now stretching into a third week is impacting some aviation security at least one airport. now, we received a statement from tsa, it says in part that palm springs airport is a small airport that requires a full-team effort. the deputy fsd who is the federal security director referenced in the e-mail obtained by cnn was simply expressing that all screening employees must report to work during the current lapse in appropriations as required by federal rules. tsa on its part says it has not seen any impact on its operations there. of course, this comes from safety warnings from major flight attendant and tsa employees. christine and dave. >> rene marsh, thanks. >>> about 41% of the fda staff are off the job

they say they have a national callout rate of about 7 1/2 percent of callouts. many saying they're unable to work due to financial implementations. 7.6% of tsa officers unable to work yesterday. that's pretty consistent with the number we've seen the last week. it's been about 7.5%. it peaked sunday at 10 3k9 -- 10%, but there was also weather. >> let's play a clip here. >> the thought that you would refer to people and their jobs as nonessential is absurd. everybody is essential or they shouldn't have a job. as an example, the faa is not hiring replacement air traffic controllers or training them. all those are considered nonessential functions, and that is shut down. so that means that where the faa is already stressed in terms of staffing all of the centers around the country, now they'll be even more stressed. so there is a risk that air traffic will have to be slowed down. >> that's the head of southwest, tom, previewing what we're seeing today, essentially. the ceos have been sounding the alarm bell trying to get the attention of congress and the white hou

guest: callouts? host: the tsa callouts? they are calling out sick? guest: that story has been exaggerated somewhat great is not condoned by our union and it is not endorsed by our union and there is no sick leave during the four low. they can't even really take sick leave. you also have to include the fact that there is a lot of cold in theiroing around job exposes them to the general public every day in a very intimate way. as al qaeda factors that could explain that. we are not encouraging people not to go to work who have been directed to go to work. we are telling our members absolutely, if you have received notice from your agency telling ,ou you are required to work that your job has been designated accepted, then you should absolutely go to work. host: can you quit if your team to the fed -- an essential employee? guest: you can always quit by not showing up, you are absent without leave and ultimately, if you are absent without leave and subsequently when the government reopens, you inform the employer you weren't just absence, he resigned, y

. >> these excess ifr callouts by tsa officers have hurt security operations at a southern california is the assessment of a high ranking transportation security administration official. it is laid out in an internal e-mail dated monday, yesterday. this deputy federal security director who is in charge at the palms springs international airport wrote due to excess ifr unscheduled an senses recently experienced at that has adversely impacted security. plainly speaking concerns about the numbers of callouts at this particular airport have reached the point that tsa management is warning the employees that there may be disciplinary actions if employees callout which play cause further hardship. many are working without a paycheck. this e-mail was directed to all tsa personnel at the airport and it is significant because it exposes for the first time an knowledgeme acknowledgment that it is having some impact on aviation security at some airports, at least one in the united states and it comes across multiple warnings from flight attendant unions, tsa employee union. we just heard from th

. >> reporter: a tsa spokesman says this is uncharted territory, and with increased callouts, citing financial hardship, this could have a compounding affect and force contingency plans at airports nationwide. meanwhile throughout the country and across social media, strong support for the federal workers. >> you guys are family to me. >> these workers, man, this is ridiculous. >> reporter: still, despite the callouts, the ss 93% of passengers waited less than 15 . here in atlanta, the airport is bracing for a surge in visitors when the city hosts the super bowl in less than two weeks. phillip? >> gabe, thank you. >>> meantime, we're learning of more people trying to provide some relief to furloughed federal workers. record jon bon jovi's restaurant is offering free meals to impacted government employees and their family wednesday from noon to 2:00 p.m. the workers can also take in a show at the new york metropolitan opera house. the met is offering a pair of free tickets to people with government i.d.s from saturday through the end of the month. and new york city restaurants are als

. >> reporter: the cause, an increased controller callout rate at two centers. at the washington, d.c., area center, 6 of the 13 controllers scheduled, nearly half called out. and they handle much of the traffic in and out of the new york area. the effects, delayed flights, rippling across the country tonight. with the end of the shutdown, controllers are relieved. >> they're tired. they're exhausted mentally. and they're ready for some help. >> david, with the shutdown ending, what are your sources telling you about the coming days? how soon can they be fully staffed again? >> reporter: it should be rather immediately. with tsa officers expecting to get checks, we should see the callout rate return to normal quickly. >> thank you. >>> we are going to turn to the major headline in the russia investigation that broke today. the predawn raid of roger stone, the fbi with guns drawn. here's pierre thomas tonight. >> reporter: he describes himself as a dirty trickster. one of president trump's oldest friends. and today, roger stone made like his hero richard nixon as

>> guest: callouts? >> host: the people of called in sick during the, essential employees are calling in sick. >> guest: i think that story has been exaggerated somewhat. certainly it's not condoned by our union. it's not coordinated by our union.er and they're still sickly during a furlough soow they can't even really take sick leave. you also have to include the fact that there's ahe lot of cod and flu going around and their job exposes them to the general public everyday in a very intimate way. there's all kinds of factors that could explain that, but we are not encouraging people not to go to work who have been directed to go to work. whereli telling our members absolutely, if you have received notice from agency, telling you that you are required to go to work, that your job has been designated accepted, then you should absolutely go to work. >> host: can you quit if your dean and essential employee? if you're fed up by the shutdown can you quit today? >> guest: i guess you can always quit by not sh

this is increaseing anxious in the agency about the rising number of callouts the number of tsa officersm work has grown, over the weekend, we saw it was more than three times what it was a year ago. so far this week more than double the percentage of what it was a year ago. so clearly, staffing is still top of mind for this agency as this shutdown continues. >> where are they going to get the money to pay for these employees, tsa employees, to travel from airport to airport. they have to stay overnight. it's not cheap. >> exactly. it will certainly cost them thousands of dollars to deploy this force to help with staffing. tsa says they have money appropriated specifically for associations like life and death. they consider this one of those security situations. >> in the shutdown, they have to go quickly, there is a lot at stake. thank you very, very much. to our viewers, thanks very much for watching. erin burnett "out front" start right now. >>> mueller is looking at trump's ties to the nra. the same connections to russia that have been under scrutiny in congress. plus the senate is a

worker callouts putting the tsa in what they call uncharted territory. democrats already rejecting president trump's new offer. >>> more to the story. that viral video, seeming to show a confrontation between a native american man and a group of teens. tonight, the clips you haven't seen. what came before and after that moment. >>> also tonight, the flight on ice. passengers trapped on the runway for more than 12 hours with little to eat. how did this happen? >>> the cold case update. two years after two teenage girls were found dead on an indiana hiking trail, police now looking closely at a man arrested 100 miles away. >>> and, back behind the wheel. britain's prince philip, driving again. after a traffic accident, police questioning him. did he break the law? >>> good evening. thanks for joining us on this sunday. i'm tom llamas. we begin with the deadly winter storm. after hammering the plains and the great lakes, now battering the northeast and new england. roads.erous driving on the this suv skidding off the road in dayton, ohio. a car narrowly mis

the rate of callouts of absenteeism, if you will, dropped from 10% on sunday down to 7.5% callout rate on monday. that compares to 3.3% a year ago. look at the number on sunday. 10%. saturday 8%. you can see we have had hovering between 7% and 10% over the course of the past week or so. the airports with the most delays yesterday, and this is a yesterday number, minneapolis, st. paul, newark, baltimore, seattle, and atlanta all at or just exceeding 30 minute wait. okay. reality check for today, though today is a tuesday in january. typically slow. yesterday people were coming back from the mlk holiday. they did have a bit more heavy traffic yesterday. now the question is what next, right? if tsa officers are not going to get paid today and air traffic controllers are not going to get paid probably, same with federal air marshals. will airports be struggling to cover the checkpoints? i mean, that really is the fear and the concern over the course of the next couple of days and weeks if this continues. if this nonsense continues, craig, back to you. >> tom costello from reagan national,

the agency said some of the callouts may be because of the winter storm. a lot of it is also due to fanl issues related to the government shut down. issues like not being able to afford to get to gas or childcare. we have tammy at some of the longest lines and wait times. what are you hearing from travelers there? >> well we spoke with one family and they told us they got here three hours before their flight and with good reason. last week it took an hour to get through the tsa check point here. today it is only about 15 minutes. one really may be because they brought in temporary tsa workers to help here with the check point and that is pause becauseu mentioned 10% of tsa workers are not showing up for work. we spoke with agents at this point that we know they're not coming to work. they tell us at this point they cannot go on working without a paycheck. >> we also no that plant is set to see a large influx of people. will r there fears if the shut down continues to drive on? >> absolutely. >> they were kpntiexpecting abo 150,000 people to come here. thin

tsa is reporting that callouts jumped to 10%. that is triple the number from a year ago.g trouble coming into work because of financial limitations and those same limitations are forcing workers to a place they never thought they would go. their local food bank. renee marsh is in washington. vanessa is in the bronx in new york where volunteers are preparing those itemses for those folks in need. renee, these folks calling out sick. they need money. they need to make some sort of money. i imagine. how is the tsa handling that? >> well, we're seeing airports be force ede d to shut down the security check points because they don't have the manpower to staff them because of excessive callouts. we'll also see tsa is flying out back up officers to some of these airports where they're having these staffing shortages. this is an issue that is not t getting better the lopg rer this all drags on. for the agency. you mentioneded t the 10% numbe. more than three times it was the year before. the agency saying there has not been any impact on security. i have been talking to employees

they were forced to shut down the security check point because of excessive callouts. you saw a similar situation in miami. you saw houston's george bush intercontinental airport. they were also forced to shut down the check point because of lack of staffing. atlanta airport also had security lines shut down because of a lack of staffing. we are talking about multiple airports shutting down check points because they don't have the staff. we know that tsa is answering the call for the need for staff at the check points by deploying backup officers. we know that backup officers were sent to atlanta as well as newark. we have seen that this is getting to the point where the numbers continue to increase here as it relates to callouts. the number one concern is what kind of impact will that have on security. the agency continues to say there is no impact on security. however, many of the tsa employees that i'm talking to say that is their number one concern because they are clearly doing more with less. there are fewer people showing up to work, but they have the same missi

tsa acknowledged there was a holiday related increase and callouts, they insist it at all the officersad needed. says long waits yesterday were caused by mismanagement. officials say tsa officers have received all of their paychecks up until now. they also say if he were to miss the next pay period this coming friday, the government is still closed, that could dramatically change the situation. in anticipation of possible problems, they say it is called up its reserve force of officers just in case there is a dramatic increase in the number of callouts. >> bret: john roberts, thank you. complete coverage of that address tomorrow night here on fox news. for the perspective from capital health for the big questions tonight, who will blink first? here's chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel. >> has bigger nancy pelosi's next move to pressure president trump and the g.o.p. passed individual appropriation bill. the partial government shutdown is in its third week, top democrats and totes unwilling to budge and start shots of the president. >> this is not the way to gover govern. to

his assessment is that these excessive callouts is impacting the security operations at this southern palm springs international airport this official is in charge of security operations there and things got so bad he sent out this e-mail dated monday and i'm quoting from it now, it says, quote, due to excessive unscheduled absences recently experienced at palm springs international, it has adversely impacted security operations. if you have unscheduled absences he goes on to say there could be disciplinary action if you call out sick so callouts have got on the the point where test say management thought it was necessary to say that if you call out sick you may face disblin their action. this exposes an acknowledgement from a high-ranking tsa official that this partial government shutdown is having some impact on aviation security operations. we spoke to tsa about this and they point out this is a small airport that needs all hands on deck. they say they have not seen any major issues as it relates to the operations but they are continuing to monitor it. >> renee, to be clear, they'r

that is their callout number. that is more than three times what they had the same day last year. so we have seen the stats just continue to grow. you know, the number of tsa employees who are essential to security, a number of these individuals calling out continues to go up. how is the agency dealing with it? this weekend we saw a perfect example of how they're dealing with it, the best way they can. in baltimore, bwi airport, they were forced to shut down a checkpoint because of excessive callouts. we saw a similar move in miami a week ago. houston's airport had to shut down a checkpoint because they just didn't have enough tsa staff on hand to man the checkpoint. similarly in atlanta. that's a real indication that travelers will start seeing when they're traveling. the agency said the good thing is they've been able to maintain the wait times. but the truth of the matter is there are some airports where there are long lines, and the long lines are attributed to the lack of tsa staffing. the big issue here is these individuals say they just can no longer afford to come to work.

the airport telling cnn that the number of callout -- callouts that they received from t isa employeesmount. this is houston and miami, these were to major hubs, they handle a high volume of passengers. and as name has beas cnn has be reporting, hundreds of tsa employees have been calling out sick because of this shutdown, some of them because they can't afford to get to work anymore, others because they're looking for cash-paying jobs. because they are working without getting a paycheck. we did reach out to tsa about this latest check joint shutdown at houston and they tell us in a statement that they're aware of the situation and they go on to say that airports in certain locations will begin exercising consaldation in peak hours. travelers may see in other airports similar situation of checkpoints being shutdown because there's not enough staff. >> thank you so much for that reporting. the tsa is one group working without pay. of course during the government shutdown. chris beesly is a corrections officer at a federal prison. he's also working without pay. he posted this picture of

worth airport alone, callouts have increased by up to 300%. while union officials say this is not part of an organized effort, they predict the number of callouts will likely increase. cnn's polo sandoval is following this for us. >> reporter: i'll give you another example. at jfk officials saying at least 170 tsa employees called in sick every day last week. that is a number that according to union officials, at least heads of the unions for tsa employees, is likely to rise in the coming days. according to those same union officials, this is no organized protest but instead practical reasons. a lot of single parents may not be able to afford child care so they have to stay home with their children. other of those tsa employees perhaps have to find employment elsewhere because the shutdown continues and so does the obligations to pay their rent g and bills of course. this is also raising some potential concerns. you're talking about a highly secure area, at least these men and women who are responsible for ensuring the security of so many air

they're saying callouts began over the holidays. statement they released in light of the call ins we have seen here, again, callouts began over the holiday period and have increased but are causing minimal impact. security effectiveness won't be compromised, performance standards will not change. wait times may be affected depending on the number of call outs. there will be less security lines, tsa will have to do more with less with some officers not showing up to work. that's how people could potentially be impacted next time they head to the airport. >> all right. polo sandoval, we appreciate it. thank you so much. >>> we spoke with dan mccabe earlier, a representative with the national air traffic controllers association. here's what he had to say. >> we're in the middle of a 30 year low in staffing in air traffic control. we went through this in 2013 with the sequestration. any time there's a shutdown like this, faa academy in oklahoma city, the single point for new hires to go through, it closes. and closing something like tha

. >>> deer callouts are probably one of the most dangerous rescue wes undertake. >> this is dangerouste until they get caught in fencing. atrocious need to be cautious. you're talking about power, antlers, hooves. normally they are a fit. this is more dangerous because they can move around. >> the good thing is they called simon cowell and face on the antlers. hang on, watch him. >> we see he's got the special gloves on trying to talk to it nicely like look, man. >> listen, little one, you're free. do you want to go? go on. off you go. >> and you asked nicely so he'll get caught again. meanwhile, wesley was out walking his dog near a river and he spotted something stuck in the ice -- a deer. so he called a fire official and they came out with an inflatable raft, the ice was too thin for them to walk on so they go out there, go get the deer into the raft. >> another one of those specific ice rescue ones with the openings in the bottom. >> and once they get ashore they kindly coax it out. finally, after getting it ashore checking it wads it kid toesikethks i'mre.ghters minutes in order

the spokesman saying that the number of callouts has been double normal.we saw yesterday protests throughout the country, aviation workers voicing their opinions, voicing their desire to see this shutdown come to an end. not because it's affecting them only, but because it's affecting everyone who flies. take a listen to the safety and security implications according to one. >> safety programs that we've been working on to build the ultimate safety culture that we've ha had in the last ten years comes to a stop. as this goes on the layers of safety are being reduced to our airspace system for no reason whatsoever. >> all right. >> reporter: so if you haven't started seeing the impact, you're going to start seeing them today and into the weekend. miami international airport you're prime example. back to you, john. >> all right. thanks very much. so what does this mean for our safety as we travel? joining us now is former tsa administrator john pistol. he's now the president of anderson university. thanks so much for joining us. what are you most concerned a

. >>> tsa agents among thousands still not getting paid, callouts hitting a record number. >>> deadly, plunging out of the sky, slamming to the ground feet from a home. >>> new video and new details in that viral confrontation between a native american

with the work force that we heard the blue flu not long ago, a few days ago, because of the sick callouts. as the sick calls rise, craig, we can expect there will be more risk in the system. with fewer staff, and there's on, i would say, so much patience with lines growing at parpt airports, as we know, the system is flexible, but it is only so flexible to deal with something with double the amount of sick callouts that we're expecting. >> geoff, what is the latest on the negotiations? >> reporter: yeah, well, the white house is trying to present the fact that the president is now offering a steel barrier instead of a concrete wall as a sign of a major breakthrough. that's not entirely new. president trump has been tweeting about this steel barrier for weeks. democrats have said all along, no matter what you call the wall, no matter what you make it out of, whether it is concrete, steel, or as nancy pelosi said, a beaded curtain, it is a non-starter. they say it is bad policy and not emblematic of american values. there is no deal on the horizon. no public, or for that matter, private sig

for monday, for mlk day, a national callout rate of 7.5%.hat's the number of people calling out saying they can't get to work and many of them blaming financial hardships. compare that to 10% on sunday. then we had 3.3% a year ago. 8 % on saturday. what's the point here? the point is we're averaging between 8 to 10% on any given day of government's workers calling out seek, tsa workers calling out sick. wait times at airports across the country, these are the most affected airports because of a lack of tsa staffing, we've seen it affected at minneapolis st. paul and bwa, at ctack and in atlanta. again today a tuesday in january should be relatively calm, however the concern is that if you have tsa officers missing another paycheck, many of them may start to say i got to move on. right? i can't just rely on gofood ban and no interest loans. i have to provide for my family. we may be getting to that point quickly. >> steve, to you out west. you're there at this beautiful national park in washington state. and you've described it as the beating

worker callouts putting the tsa in what they call uncharted territory. president trump's new offer. >>> more to the story. that viral video, seeming to show a confrontation between a native american man and a group of teens. tonight, the clips you haven't seen. what came before and after that moment. >>> also tonight, the flight on ice.

the number of callouts rose to 8% this weekend. >> it's demoralizing. you expect pay for hard work. you wake up, your bank account is etchty. >> reporter: tsa has implemented contingency plans. hundreds showed up at this tsa job fair in minnesota. and that job fair was planned before the shutdown. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell plans to bring up the president's proposal for a vote tomorrow. it lightly won't get the needed 60 votes to pass. victor? janai? >> and a happy mlk day to you. >>> the number of deaths have a gas pipeline explosion in mexico now stands at 85 with more missing. someone turned a trickle into a geyser. the state firm knew about the leak about four hours before the explosion. >>> this morning, we're hearing from passengers stuck on an icy runway for hours in sub zero temperatures. passengers on board the united flight from new jersey thought they were going the hong kong. instead, they spent 18 hours stuck inside their grounded plane in newfoundland. they were not allowed off the jet because there were no immigration officials on duty. >> when you thought

the number of callouts growing. some agencies now demanding a doctor's note for workers calling in sick. fbi investigations, your tax returns and housing subsidies now threatened. >>> found alive. a missing young woman back home three days after police say she was kidnapped. hein a train stati a nalking oun in the past. >>> plus, shocking loss.le injus >>> flu shot alternative. why one tissue company says their $80 preinfected tissues are nothing to sneeze at. >>> and dueling dancers. ♪ shake your body do the conga >> the gloves and shirts coming off during this epic dance battle between two young basketball fans. they sit down face-to-face for the first time telling us what inspired their big moves. ♪ shake shake shake >>> good wednesday morning, everyone. we begin with a scare hovering over one of the busiest airports in the country. >> flights have been disrupted at newark airport in new jersey after pilots say a drone came ngerously cl. anas pol other pilots were forced to circle above the airport with one plane

and a handful of airports have had to temporarily close screening areas to deal with the sick calloutseven with the issues, the tsa says 99.9% of passengers waited less than 30 minutes on saturday. anne-marie? >> all right, marc liverman here in new york. thank you. >>> president trump's attorney, rudy giuliani, is responding to allegations the president instructed his former attorney, michael cohen, to lie to congress about a trump tower deal in moscow before the election. giuliani insists the president did not commit obstruction of justice. he appeared yesterday on cnn's "state of the union." >> did president trump or anyone on the trump team ever have a conversation with michael cohen about his congressional testimony? >> let me correct the premise of the question. the president didn't lie to the american people about it. >> he said there -- he had no dealings with russia, and by your own admission, he was talking with people in moscow about a trump-moscow project through november, 2016. >> he wasn't talking to people in russia about anything. he didn't talk to people in russia at a

there was a lot of talk about trump and russia and i think the paradox to callout on trumps russia policy is that some of the actual moves have been tougher than what obama did on sanctions another fronts but the rhetoric has been quite disturbing. to see republicans speaking out across the board over what trump said at the meeting in helsinki. host: c-span's washington journal live everyday with news and policy issues that impact you. coming up this morning, "washington post" national political reporter and pbs host robert kosta previews the week ahead in washington and then e new federal role requiring hospitals to post prices online. be sure to watch crmp span's "washington journal" live at 7:00 eastern this morning. join the discussion. >> live coverage coming up today. former diplomats and defense officials on mad earnizing arms control policy. and a discussion with steevep townsend on recruiting for the u.s. army. watch both events live on c-span 2. >> tonight on the communicators. we'll discuss the race between the u.s. and china to develop artificial twedges chinese technology lea

wait times may be impacted depending on the number of callouts. while travelers haven't been impacted thus far, the question is what happens next week if this shutdowis ot resolved, tsa workers won't get paid next friday. lester? >> gabe gutierrez in houston. >>> as the shutdown drama plays out, president trump g back from the rose garden at a congresswoman that made a profanity laced vow to impeach him. nbc's kristen welker has the story. >> rorter: just hours after making history as the first palestinian american woman sworn into congress, michigan democrat is sparking a camera telling a crowd last night what she told her sonbout the president. >> we're going to go in there.we e going to impeach the mother [ bleep ]. >> reporter: the president firing back. >> i thought that was a great dishonor to her and her family. i thought it was highly disrespectful esto the united st of america. >> reporteib was ignoring reporters today. but on twitter, doubling down writing i will alws truth to power. new speaker nancy pelosi at an msn town hall. >> that

an increased controller callout rate at two centers. at the washington, d.c., area center, 6 of the 13 controllers scheduled, nearly half, called out. and they handle much of the traffic in and out of the new york area. the effects -- delayed flights, rippling across the country tonight. with the end of the shutdown, controllers are relieved. >> the controllers that could have been at work are tired. they're exhausted mentally. and they're ready for some help. >> david kerley with us live tonight. david, with the shutdown ending, what are your sources telling you about the coming days? how soon could air traffic controllers and the tsa be fully staffed again? >> reporter: it should be rather mediate. this was the first day with the slight increase in controller calloffs. with tsa officers expecting to get checks, that rate should reduce to normal rather quickly. david? >> david kerley with us live tonight. thank you. >>> we are going to turn to the major headline in the russia investigation that broke today. the predawn raid of long tim

increase of calls by screeners this is a partial government shutdown stretching into its third week the callouts minimal impact and have not affected performance standards but the airport workers are calling in sick instead of working without pay dallas-fort worth international increase by 300 percent. . >> destroying an asteroid to save humanity? zero gravity childbirth in that story tonight. [laughter] [applause] news that is spacey. first nasa has developed the first mission to defend the planet called the double asked droid redirection it will hit the smaller rock then hopefully gets to the larger rock which is knocked off course so it doesn't hit the earth it's like shooting pool for nerds meanwhile in the netherlands a startup company called safelite once to send a pregnant lady 250 miles above earth to give birth in space she would be accompanied by a world-class medical team and the reason? ever have to leave the planet for good we have to reproduce in space. ♪ . >> who need space? which mission is more important playing pool with asteroid. >> asteroid i can handle this giving birth in s

making a plea for 250 volunteer officers who would deploy to airports struggling with the excessive callouts due to the shutdown. >> fbi agents sound the alarm over the shutdown. they see serious damage being done. >> the fbi agent association say he had it cannot pay cough decks informants so they are losing valuable information about terrorists. >> trevor: all of that is not good news. especially the part about the fbi because the fbi can't do their job. they can't pay their snitches any more. yeah. that means that the snitches can't even afford stitches. only a bandaid that would leave a scar. you know what would be genius is if the fbi is saying they can't pay informants or go under quofer just to get criminals to drop their guard. because that wab a brilliant move, be like oh, we have no money so we are not there any more, yeah. like gang members are going to be like hey, man, are you a cop or something. like no, mank didn't you hear but about the shutdown. oh yeah, yeah, they have protections but it's not enough, man, all right, come on in, this is where we keep the cocaine, we're goin

because of excessive callouts. a powerful winter storm has caused massive flight cancellations in the u.s. more than 200 flights had already been canceled and they canceled nearly 2200 flights on saturday. the hardest hit airport yesterday was boston logan international. the storm jumped up to 12 to 18 inches of snow in parts of the northeast. a rain event in new york city and parts of new jersey some the other states and got a horrific hit. it was a very dangerous storm. let's go back overseas and talk about this headline. they're entering the ninth a week in jail and he is making another plea for his release. nine weeks behind bars. the district court is set to hear the latest bail position. they are have reportedly promised to stay until in security guards to ensure that he does not flee. so apple is bringing back one of its smaller cheaper phone. the iphone sce reportedly appeared in the online apple store's clearance section it was originally launched in 2016. his first sulfur 349 to $449. marked down to as lo

. >> many callout racists on the steps of the lincoln memorial some students harassing an older native american man. >> video showing a student on a visit to washington d.c. taunting a native american man. >> teenage trump supporters taunting a native american. kennedy: it did not show this was from the black hebrew israelites and we only got the half of story and sending extremely hateful threats online and students released a video about those threats to ask several media platforms lately lied about the controversy in dc affecting us as a community and individuals. there have been many threats against our lives in our parents that we should all be locked in the school and burned to the ground. school shooting threats and bombs. kennedy: the president says he stands with the students. the students at covington have been become symbols of fake news how evil it can be they have captivated the attention of the world and they will use it for the good maybe even to bring people together. it started off unpleasant. kennedy: but you can put toothpaste back in the tube. they still suffered ev

this is in part due to excessive callouts.ing blamed on the financial impact of the shutdown. screeners can't afford to come to work for free any longer and it could get worse this week if they are positioned to miss another paycheck on friday if this shutdown goes past wednesday. nationwide, tsa sick calls hit their highest point saturday at 8% of the workforce. almost 94% of the 1.6 million passengers were cleared in 15 minutes or less but the tsa is experiencing acute staffing shortages at major airports in new york, atlanta, chicago and miami. officers from other airports have been deployed, flown into those cities to back-fill. but the tsa says it is increasingly likely airports across the country we'll see this w lines are closed. it believes the impact will be minimal. the airport is running a food drive for affected workers. gayle. >> all right, kris, thank you. >>> president trump is defending his first concrete proposal for a compromise since the shutdown began. congressional republicans plan to push the plan the pre

. >>> the senate's new push this morning to end the 32-day shutdown as tsa callouts reach unprecedented levels and hundreds of thousands of government workers prepare to miss their second paycheck. >>> breaking news. brand-new images of the former u.s. marine arrested for spying in russia. now appearing in court and the bombshell from his lawyer saying he did have classified state secrets on him. >>> deadly mall shooting. a gunman opening fire outside a clothing store overnight. the manhunt under way right now. >>> fyre festival fallout. rapper ja rule defends himself this morning against accusations he is a fraud and liar after those two new films about that festival fail and the movement to help pay back some of the victims most hurt by the scam. ♪ we will, we will rock you ♪ >>> and it's hollywood's golden morning. the official countdown to the oscars is on. is "bohemian rhapsody" ready to rock the competition? ♪ out of the deep end >> can "a star is born" bring lady gaga oscar gold? and will "black panther" soar? we'll find out the nominations live right here on "gma." >>> yes, we w

workers at the international airport in san jose are feeling the pinch of the shutdown with the six callouts increasing. aviation employees are still working without pay. >> we will do everything we can spght now. se folks in >> we commend mayor liccardo and the city for reaching out. >> sam liccardo is offering employee short-term loans to equal the monthly take-home pay and they can repay it without interest. the money could come from the airport funds and says that other banks and credit unions are offering low interest loans. >>> the attorney general nominee william barr is facing day 2 nomination hearings. on the first day of the hearings yesterday the big focus was the special counsel robert mueller investigation into the possible russian meddling in the 2016 election. william barr said if he is confirmed he will not interfere even though the president calls it a witch-hunt. >> do you believe mr. mueller inanybody? vo >> i do not believe mr. mueller would be involved in a witch- hunt. >> if the president orders the attorney general to hot the attorney general investigation for personal

callouts tripled at dallas-fort worth international airport as well.ost national parks are still partially open to allowing visitors to go in. the problem is park stats are not working. reports of human feces. garbage, overflowing restrooms and parks worldwide -- nationwide. taken entrance fees mouse to pay for some desperate maintenance that is now needed at these parks. eric: clearly some human consequences. >> national security adviser john bolton assuring america's ally the u.s. withdraw from syria depends on defeating the remnants of isis and ensuring the safety of the kurds fighting the islamic state. tray gangsters live in jerusalem with more on the story. reporter: laura, president trump's national security adviser john bolton met with israeli prime minister benjamin at yahoo! where he told the israelis the united states would not be pulling out of syria as quickly as it. also telling reporters on sunday the trump administration will wait for assurances from turkey about the fate of u.s. backed kurdish fighters. critics say he was abandoning th

southern california -- we're talking about palm springs international airport -- that these excessive calloutsad an impact on security operations at the airport. i want to read to you a portion of that internal e-mail sent from this high ranking official who's in charge of security at this airport to the employees there. it says, due to excessive unscheduled absences recently experienced at palm springs international that has had versely impacts operations, if you have an unscheduled absence you will not be placed in an intermittent furlough status. they got to the point where they felt it was necessary to send out this e-mail warning tsa employees at this airport that if they call out sick, they could face some sort of disciplinary action. it's significant because it's the first time you're hearing any acknowledgment from a tsa official that this government shutdown is having some impact on some airport security operations, at least at this airport. we did reach out to tsa. they point out that this is a small airport and this e-mail was merely suggesting that because their staff is so small,

. >> reporter: the pushing back on the severity of the problem acknowledging callouts began over the and have increase. adding nationwide over 2.2 million passengers were screened on thursday alone and 99.8% weighted less than 30 minutes. fox news. >>> former vice president joe biden is reportedly in the final stages of deciding if he will run for president. he has indicated he is leaning towards a white house run in 2020. he leads the field of candidates largely because of name recognition. political analysts say biden would have to persuade democratic activists he is the best candidate to defeat trump when many progressives are demanding a younger candidate who reflects an increasingly diverse democratic base. >>> the gates deadlock as a government shutdown continued. what visitors had to say about the closure. >>> we are in the midst of a very rainy pattern. we have more headed our way. your extended forecast is coming up. so we don't want you to pay yone cent more than you need to for health care. at covered california, you can get health insurance at a lower cost. in fact, enrol

claim this wasn't shutdown, saying a normal amount of staffers were working this day and that the calloutyear ago, but they do acknowledge the standard procedures weren't followed. between staffing and sick outs and a guy carrying a gun on a plane. that's not fwoipg to make anyone feel better b about flying. >> that's for sure. i'll be flying to d.c. tomorrow, so i'm part of that crowd. little bit of context. the flight from atlanta to tokyo was on january 2nd. almost two weeks ago. and part of it is that last year, nearly 4,000 guns were seized at check points. fact is, during my years as administrator, every year, sh there are some that are not found. they should be. 100% of the guns should be found. in every instance, it's been documented it's not a terrorist. it's somebody who literally forgot or say i didn't pack my bag, my spouse or girlfriend did. 80% of them are men between 30 and 50 years old and so the good news is they're not terrorists. but concern is somebody missed it and tsa says that they've held that person or persons accountable. but yeah, clearly unacceptable. >> here's

and irs refund checks are being delayed because of the callout. >> all of those point are wrong. hear a democratic leader step up to the microphone and say this is solely part of president trump's to fix, they are lying to you. they are part of the decision. they say the president is behind this. if you want to bring relief to the people suffering under this, all the people you just laid out. you can do that by coming to the table and compromising to the table. liz: how about taking the cameras down. stop going to the cameras and start negotiating. the federal interest on the federal debt is about to outstrip the military budget. >> it's become a spectacle. i would like to see the president emphasize the amount of pain the democrats are causing federal workers. i'm in d.c. i talk to government workers, federal workers who support the president of the united states and support his efforts to get our border secure every single day. they say they want to see him hold up this fight and they blame nancy pelosi. liz: a lot of fox news polls show his approval rating is going down and th