code to tsa in statute. previous versions of this bill passed the house in the 116th and 117th congress. this year, for the first time, we introduced a bill with an equal number of republican and democratic original cosponsors. i'm happy to be one of the cosponsors, so we are representing a bipartisan coalition of members who agree that this is the sensible thing to do for tsa. mr. administrator, do you agree that we should not backtrack on the advancements we have collectively made for the tsa workforce and should instead codify them in statute to assure their permanence? >> sir, we absolutely should never backtrack on the commitments we made. you would lose the workforce in an instant in doing that and it would be very hard to recover. the bill as written would codify many of the things that we are already doing, which provides that guarantee. for me, when i look at the pay compensation plan that we just put in place, one of the most important things is to make sure that states permanently linked to the ge

while tsa has grown and was an agency. as a safeguard of the truckingand pipelines it leads n facilitating the open movement of people and goods throughout the united states and the transportation system. throughout the last year the subcommittee has conducteded hearings on issues from ths say, the role ofs technology in aviation security to the identity management work. this gives a better understanding of where they stand today. but the kind of lighthearted missiona' they need technology d man of power to keep the commerce flowing. we recognize that continues to be an issue and the subcommittee is committed to ensuring the front-line workers receive an equitable competitive wage while much more work needs to be done toto ensure the ability and then playing are an encouraging sign. i'm confident the leadership will continue to be an engaged and effective. however in the development of the deployment of new technology last year i raised concern for the rollout of the new topographya system at the checkpoints across the cou

. >> maurice: the jampacked roadways and tsa lines. what to expect this busy travel weekend. >> 2024 could be the busiest year for travel ever. >> maurice: plus, what's in the forecast? the "cbs evening news" starts now. ♪ ♪ traffic jams, flight delays, and severe weather. the memorial day travel rush is off to anything but a smooth start tonight. good evening, and thank you for being with us. i'm maurice dubois in for norah. nearly 44 million americans are heading out of town by road and by air, and they are having their patience tested for two reasons. first, there is a near record-breaking number of travelers. the tsa says today could be the busiest day ever for passenger screenings. and then, there are the widespread storms: thunder, heavy rain, and strong winds from the great plains in the midwest to as far south as georgia. all complicating the holiday getaway. we have team coverage of the weather and travel, and cbs's kris van cleave will start us off. >> reporter: major gridlock on an l.a. freeway, halting the memorial day geta

the tsa screening over 3 million passengers, a single-day record.et's get to somara theodore from oklahoma city tracking it all. this cube dangerous night in some places. >> reporter: that is correct, whit. in fact, the heartland has been dealing with an onslaught of tornados, the sky growing ominous over me in oklahoma city. a tornado watch has been issued. we're also monitoring the severe thunderstorm in the southeast. this has been issued as a pds, particularly dangerous situation. that means any tornados we see on the ground could be violent and long tracking. this threat shifts east overnight, by sunday impacting st. louis, louisville, and nashville. we're monitoring for flash flooding risk. that's important for those traveling memorial day day evening along i-95. >>> millions of americans are keeping an eye on that forecast as they hit the roads and the skies in what has already been a record weekend for holiday travel. jacqueline lee is at lax. >> reporter: tonight, this memorial day weekend, already a blockbuster. >> here it's a zoo right no

so what is the tsa doing? adding staff. >> we've added staff and technology and we've also had the benefit of finally paying our workforce what every other federal employee would be paid for that kind of a job, and that has had a big difference in our ability to retain talent and so our retentionrates have gone up by 50%. so it's a significant improvement. >> so what about the airline stacks? they haven't done much this year, and that's reflected in this chart compared to the s&p 500. look, there's a lot of reasons why the airline stocks haven't moved although we haven't started to see a number of the airlines and swing into profitability and the busiest season of the year and the average one-way airfare, about $180 according to sir yum. i know i hear this all of the time from people saying really? are there more people working at the airports? it seems crowded. yes, there are more people working at the airports for the airlines, at the tsa, et cetera. >> i've been doing a fair amount of flying, and i haven't

the tsa is expecting to screen more than 18 million passengers at airport checkpoints nationwide next friday is forecast to be the busiest day about long memorial day weekend with 3 million people expected to fly >> there will be some days the summer that we will likely see 3 million travelers in our screening checkpoints across the country are records. about 2.9 million. but we expect 3 or 3.1 million travelers on most likely during the busiest during the quarter, the summer in in july and part of august. >> so far this year, the tsa says passenger travel is up 8%. 7 of the 10 busiest passenger screening days in tsa history have been in the past 12 months. 2 of them just last week. elon musk says the social media platform formally known as twitter has completed its transition to axe. the site's url is now x dot com. it's been about a year and a half since musk completed his 44 billion dollar acquisition of twitter. a message on the site's log-in page says privacy and data protection settings remain unchanged. >> coming up, a traffic update following the partial collapse of this porti

let's talk about travel, transportation, security administration or tsa. they say they're ready for the busiest summer travel season ever. so that started with upcoming memorial day weekend. that starts may 23rd may 29th tsa expects to screen more than 18 million people airport checkpoints nationwide. that's friday's forecast to be busiest day of the la memorial day weekend with 3 million people expected to fly. >> there will be some days the summer that we will likely see 3 million travelers in our screening checkpoints across the country records. about 2.9 million. but we expect 3 or 3.1 million travelers on most likely during the busiest during the court's summer in in july and ea ly part of august. so far this year, the tsa says passenger travel is 8%. >> 7 of the 10 busiest passenger screening days in tsa history have been in the past 12, much 2 of them just last week. still ahead, a kron 4 morning news pushback from san francisco leaders after mayor london breed asked them to raise money for the zoo's new pandas. why one supervisor says the money wil

finally, i was pleased that congress provided tsa with sustained funding to ensure that tsa frontline staff receive the pay and benefits equivalent to counterparts throughout the federal government. the department fy 25 budget would ensure that tsa personnel continue to receive equivalent pay and benefits. i look forward to working with my colleagues to deliver to tsa the pay and benefits they deserve as they keep us safe every single day that airports across our country. the question for you, as tsa continues to screen record numbers of passengers, how does this pay increase improve the tsa operations, workforce morale and retention, as well as recruitment efforts? >> i have spoken with the administrator on a number of occasions. the pay increase has had a monumental impact, positively, of course, on both recruiting and retention, as well as, of course, morale. >> thank you, mr. secretary. >> senator hyde-smith. >> thank you, mr. chairman. senator mayorkas, it is my understanding that the delivery of the pert first polar security cutter originally planned for 2024 may now occur no ea

the tsa expects to screen more than 18 million passengers at airport checkpoints nationwide and nextasted to be the busiest day of that long memorial day weekend with 3 million people expected to fly. >> there will be some days the summer that we will likely see 3 million travelers in our screening checkpoints across the country are records. about 2.9 million. but we expect 3 or 3.1 million travelers on most likely during the busiest during the quarter, the summer in in july and part of august. >> so far this year, the tsa says passenger travel is up 8%. 7 of the 10 busiest passenger screening days in tsa history have been in the past 12 months. 2 of them last week. their son, san francisco could soon have to pay to reserve some courts. and the city park officials voted on wednesday night to require a $5 fee when people make an online reservation at 28 of the 55 courts. the fee plan will now go to the city board of supervisors for final approval for a full list of the courts that could require payment. you can go to our website kron 4 dot com. next here at noon, students from the pen

here's what tsa said by allowing cuban officials to commit a tour and airport they said tsa host governmentnd members of the aviation committee at u.s. airports to foster a strong global aviation posture per u.s. and cuban authorities jointly manage the a airspace in cuba ad the u.s. enjoy the safety and security of travelers using our airports. is that rationale at up for why we would allow cuban officials into secure areas of american airports? >> absolutely not. it's actually asinine. it is insane for the reason is cuba is on our list of a state sponsor of terrorism. so here you are you've got officials from a state sponsor of terrorism you are showing them how we protect our passengers from terrorism. how does that make any sense? it doesn't make any sense that is why we are going to investigate this incident have it in my back yard and miami international airport. we are going to be asking why they did this? we are going to bring up legislation to prohibit in the future so no agent of a state sponsor of terrorism of access to our most sensitive areas that protect our passengers. that i

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one tsa checkpoints are expected to hit their peak of the holiday weekend. here is the big tip from tsa especially if he cut a close like me get to the airport two hours early, not only will the lines belong at security, but also line it's getting into the airport. there's gonna be a lot of car traffic. this is especially true if you're flying in the morning and i want you to listen now to what tsa administrator david, because he said about this to traveling in the early morning hours or in the mid to late afternoon institute, early evening. those are peak travel times in any airport across the country. if you can schedule your travel around those times, you would likely find the wait times to be a little bit less remember, a lot more people going to be driving this holiday weekend rather than flying aaa says 38 million people will drive up to 50 miles or more. it's up 4% from leinz job 2% from 2019 pre-pandemic, the biggest number tsa or sorry, aaa is anticipating since the year 2000, jon, and again, the pete man teen theorem for how to avoid holiday travel

one of the parking decks was close, so we're good now, once we get through tsa, victory, namdar, all the numbers are not published as yet, but just to give you an idea on thursday, they broke the single day record for people going through the tsa here here at over 100 110,000 people, we know that friday was on pace to do the same thing. >> so we could see record numbers of the next few days. tuesday may also be a big day here thank you. narrow seems like the public wants to travel, they want to be back. this is something they wanted to see again, which is that return to normalcy all right, thanks so much. >> ryan young you know, atlanta airport. i know it's the world's busiest airport, but every time i've flown, especially during those busy weekends, i've never had to deal with you know, exponentially long leinz, they're very efficient. >> it's efficient, it is busy, it is massive, but it's well constructed. constructed, well, amanda? >> yes and thought out and laid out and you get through it takes a little time, but much faster, much faster than you would think that when you see all

the tsa says that it set a new record for most travelers screen in a single day on friday, put that intense storm i'm so some impact million trying to get back home after the holiday weekend. and a former general hospital actor fatally shot in los angeles police right now searching for the suspect aviana goldberger with were held solomon, this is cnn news central let's begin this morning without severe weather, deadly tornadoes ripping through america's heartland with severe storms today, now threatening millions of people as they gather for the holiday right now, at least 19 people are dead, including four children. that's after a violent weekend tornado outbreak hit four states. miles of homes and businesses destroyed across texas, oklahoma, arkansas, and kentucky. and in kentucky, a state of emergency declared brand new video showing one reported tornado as a struck near eddie the bill one couple's home taking a direct hit, look yeah. >> how about i can blow the door open are still know where i put donor and then reinforced it all i'll actually every time but at least my dogs. okay. my h

and ahead of what's expected to be by the tsa, the busiest summer travel season ever. we do have some special needs students out on the peninsula who took a field trip to oakland airport. yeah, they went there to kind get down how this all goes. and they had a lot of fun to kron four's. philippe djegal has more. >> a simulated flight to hawaii for students from over bay middle school in san carlos. thursday starts like it does for all of us who fly the tsa security screening at san francisco bay oakland international airport. ask questions before boarding southwest airlines captain sean welsh explains with the kids with special needs should expect on reassuring them. they are in good hands. don't everyone? the risk is that i do is drive to work. the safest thing i do is actually perform my job at work when ready for that. yet. >> safety data on board. flight attendants lay out the itinerary and demonstrate safety protocols in case of an emergency. this tie into what the students are learning in the classroom, not taking a field trip like this before. >> we're also in s

coming up controversy at miss usa for the first time in it history, both miss usa hand miss teen tsaing the resignation ms and how the organization is responding. resignations. >> we are getting new insight about what led to a series of resignations as the miss usa groegs, earlier this week miss sade and miss teen tsa gave up their crowns. more hails reports the resignations are raising questions how the organization is being run. >> just 8 months after she was crowned miss say, voight her relationship with the pageant was uneven durable and was diagnosed with anxiety because of the toll taken n. a resignation letter provided to cbs news by a source familiar with the matter voight said there's a toxic work environment within the miss usa organization includesing the president rose of being cold and unnecessaryly aggressive, and even threatening to take twail her salary for not meeting rose's personal preference. voight first announced she was stepping down from her role monday, in instagram post, and some social media users noticed the opening letters of the statement's first 11 spel

says that passenger travel is 8% up 7 of the 10 busiest passenger screening days in tsa history hast 12 months. 2 of them were last week. okay. so the crowds are coming back. >> a 21 is that i'm coming up on the kron. 4 morning news lawmakers have decided the fate of more than 1000 bills will take a look at which ones made the cut, which ones made the cut, which ones didn't. ♪ (ominous music) ♪ yes, ahh!! mom: what is going on with you? get out! andy! get out of my room! get out! mom: andy. fight! fight! i didn't say anything. yes you did. ♪ (ominous music) ♪ ♪ (ominous music) ♪ >> we're back in a 24. if you've hired these 3 men for any roofing work over the last year. >> you've likely been scammed san mateo police now looking for possible victims of these 3. they say the group posed as contract workers and overcharged elderly residents for unfinished in some cases unnecessary work. police say the suspected the suspects used at least 2 different names for their companies. they went by statewide roofing and siding and they also went by roofing and masonry. the first reported scam hap

tsa bracing for what could be the busiest travel day ever at our nation's airports. thousands of flights already delayed. we'll have the forecast in just a moment. first, abc's trevor ault leads us off. >> reporter: tonight, severe weather once again threatening the plans of millions of travelers trying to get away for the holiday. in the past 24 hours, a relentless stretch of more than 300 storm reports from texas to maine, including over two dozen reported tornadoes. this monstrous multi-vortex ef-2 spotted southwest of oklahoma city, with winds of 120 miles an hour. but the threatening weather is not stopping people from packing airports coast to coast. >> were you expecting all of the travelers here today? >> not at 6:00 in the morning, i wasn't. >> reporter: so there are lines here at newark, but they're really moving them through. in fact, tsa says yesterday they screened nearly 2.9 million people at their checkpoints. that makes it their second-busiest day ever. united director of operations john weigant says today is expected to be their busiest day ever. >>

in fact, tsa says yesterday they screened 2.9 million people at their checkpoints. that makes it the second-busiest day in history. american airlines says they had four flights taking off every minute thursday. >> we've been planning and planning for it for months. yeah, we've known it's gonna happen, and pray for good weather. >> reporter: also praying for good weather -- the 38.4 million on the roads for their holiday trip, with storms targeting major cities tonight, tomorrow, and sunday and a flood threat for the northeast monday -- millions will be keeping their eyes on the skies. and with the worst of the congestion should be just about over today, but expect serious backup with those millions of drivers basically all afternoon saturday, sunday, and monday. whit? >> we'll brace for that, trevor, thank you. >>> let's get to w abc meteorologist jeff smith. severe storms will be on the move through memorial day? >> unfortunately, yet another multi-day severe weather outbreak on the way. starting tonight, we have severe thunderstorm watches in effect right now thro

the tsa says it's screened nearly three million people yesterday, that's a record. and on the roads, aaa says 38 million people are set to drive during this three-day weekend. but the real curve ball, for half the country it's the weather. 22 million people are under threat of strong tornadoes, damaging winds, and large hail across the heart of the country. that number will double tomorrow. and as we come on the air, more than four million people are under tornado alerts from texas to kansas that could bring 80 mile-per-hour winds, even dvd-sized hail. priscilla thompson starts us off in oklahoma city which could be in for a rough night. >> reporter: the great american getaway is in full swing tonight and shattering records. >> i think it's pretty packed for 5:00 a.m. >> reporter: the tsa reporting the highest number of passengers ever screened in a single day friday, almost three million across the u.s. and it's not just the skies that are jam-packed. >> traffic has been really bad. it's backed up, and it's taking us a long time to get there. >> reporter: according

it was unbelievable and explanation from tsa does not make any sense and it's inexcusable. we hearing anything from democrats, why did democrats turn a blind eye when it has to do with alejandro mayorkas or anybody in the biden cabinet. >> they are partisan and they will do everything to cover up the incompetency of this administration. this administration is compromised. if your name enemy of the united states is a administration will treat you well if your friend of the united states they will treat you horribly and that's par for the course of the biden of administration in joe biden in particular for the last 50 years. maria: to be clear we should not expect accountability here, they keep rolling over and allowing people, enemies of america to come in and look at our secure areas, and no accountability, you try to impeach mayorkas, it failed we should just accept it? >> do not accept it, you need a new president you need to elect donald trump as the president of the united states. when that happens all of this will change because is going to be in charge of the ministry

tsa says they're going to scream 13 million americans going both ways.s going to be very crowded airports. so what we really recommend get there early extra you can to avoid things like trying for apartment spot or that tsa line that is going to be >> so since more people are driving, according to your figures from triple a, you have any advice for people who are probably going to be stuck in traffic this weekend. >> it is and get out early. know that there's millions of other people just like you. you want to get your destination, get your destination safely. that is the number one so give people some extra space, extra courteous. as we get some patients after patients, as they say. but do yourself a favor. take your car to get ahead of time. check things like your battery, your fluids in your tire pressure was of the 3 most common reasons. the aaa will be called to help people on the side of the road. 89,000 californians last memorial day weekend to want to do better. avoid being stopped at the side of the road. just preventative maintenance or go to a

that is the largest number of travelers screened by tsa in a single day.traveling by car. we just saw our traffic cameras. not too bad on the roads right now, but it is expected to build triple a is estimating around 30 million people are driving home after the long holiday weekend, and the california highway patrol increased its presence throughout the state. >> the maximum enforcement period began friday night. it goes all the way through midnight tonight. last memorial day weekend, the chp says its officers made more than 1100 dui arrests and 46 people were killed in crashes earlier today. on the four, we did speak with the chp about what officers are looking for besides impaired driving. >> some of the main things besides the impaired driver is unsafe driving. we've caught a lot of people driving over 100 miles an hour. we've done a lot of arrests for other things other than dui. and at the same time, we have had people driving on the right shoulder because they, you know, they see there's traffic and they can just get on the right shoulder and,

well ahead of what the tsa expects to be the busy summer travel season ever.lly students along the peninsula had a chance to take a field trip out to oakland airport. and this is so that their custom and ready for ready roll. >> when they actually want to fly for leave to go has their story. >> simulated flight to hawaii for students from over bay middle school in san carlos thursday starts like it does for all of us who fly with the expect on reassuring them. they are in good hands everyone. the risk is i do is drive to work. the safest thing i do is actually perform my job at work when ready for that. yet safety on board. flight attendants lay out the itinerary and demonstrate safety protocols in case of an emergency. this tie into what the students are learning in the classroom, not taking a field trip like this before. >> we're also in science right now for some motion with them focus on flight. so really ties in nicely to our curriculum right now the airplane ever took flight. but teacher jane morgan says over the kids have been in the air at least once b

the tsa says it's ready for the busiest summer travel season ever between may 20rd may 29th. to screen more than 18 million passengers at airport checkpoints nationwide. next friday is forecast to be the busiest day of the long memorial day weekend with 3 million people expected to fly. there will be some days the summer that we will likely see 3 million travelers in our screening checkpoints across the country are records. about 2.9 million. >> but we expect 3 or 3.1 million travelers on most likely during the busiest during the court's summer in in july and early part of august. >> so far this year, the tsa says passenger travel is up 8%. >> thousands of people are going to be in san francisco sunday morning for the annual bay to breakers. runners are going to start at main street in the city at about 08:00am. >> and then make their way all the way to ocean beach at the end there at the finish on the other end of the city coffers. rob nesbitt reports now on what makes this race so special from the starting line. the creativity is evident with the runners, a bay to breakers.

and tsa says they are ready for the influx of travelers.es saying they are flying larger aircraft to accommodate more of those crowds but there is still a shortage of air-traffic controllers which is partially to blame for those cancellations. janai? >> janai: all right. get to the airport early and plan that way. thanks, jaclyn. now to the roads. tens of millions of americans are expected to travel by car this memorial day weekend, and there are already delays. morgan norwood joins us live from queens, new york, with what you need to know. good morning, morgan. >> reporter: hey, good morning, janai. millions of americans driving to their holiday destinations and as you pointed out already starting to see some slow downs and crashes. let's take you right there. this was boston yesterday, cars engulfed in flames following a pileup. and then we had this wild standoff on this l.a. freeway and it brought traffic to a standstill. we're talking about for hours during the peak of the travel rush. while you can never plan for that kind of slow down

. >> tsa says yesterday was the second busiest day of airports nationwide ever. the agency screened 2.9 million people and predicts today's numbers could beat that. >>> here is a look at traffic on some of our bridges, really slow heading into the city on the bay bridge. look at that. traffic is stopped. experts recommend waiting until after 8:00 tonight to hit the road and heads up. chp is starting max enforcement for the weekend. they'll crack down on drunk driving as well as speeding. this is a big reason why traffic on the bay bridge has been so bad today. >>> a big rig caught fire in the westbound direction before the treasure island tunnel late this morning and that caused headaches for hours. obviously still residual backup is lingering. this was a mess around 3:00 this afternoon. we learned they finally opened up all lanes in the last half hour. traffic is still very, very slow. >>> today marks the start of the three-day bottlerock napa valley festival and the annual music celebration is attracting major traffic to north bay roads, too. look at these jamm

the tsa projects will screen a record number of many of them. >> flying in and out of oakland airport. kron four's philippe djegal headed to the airport. talk to some people who are flying and got their reactions. >> the flight board is filled and airlines are expected to be packed from now through monday at san francisco bay, oakland international airport and even frequent fliers caught off guard by how busy the transportation security administration projects the nation's airports will be this weekend through labor day. i didn't really realize and then suddenly i saw a clip on the late. >> late night show about that. that 18 million people are traveling. so it's like, oh, wait, i go a little earlier. good idea to be on down from the high sign up for tsa precheck to speed up the screening process and use your smartphone to keep track of your trip. downloading your airline's mobile application is a fantastic way to make sure that you have the latest information about your travel itinerary. airport spokesperson kaylee scan says more than 3.4 million passengers are expected to pass throu

you look behind me, you can see these tsa leinz having busy all day long. yesterday, they broke the all-time record here with over 111,000 people there on pace to break that again this is better than nfl numbers because what we've been told even the day after the super bowl, those numbers of impasse, they believe they will crush those numbers again. but listen to some of the passengers who say they weren't worried about the economy, they weren't worried about all the travel are all the people they just wanted to get out of town i was a little scared and excited, so we left super early, was dead set on traveling tsa checkout or check-in line boards there's too much yeah. here you go. look 2.9 million people traveled yesterday. they believe is going to be 9% above last year. we're talking about numbers that will crush 2019 and i was talking to people who were flying. i was asking them about their average spend for their family. we've had people as low as two $2,000 and we talked to a family that's going to spend over $11,000 on their travel this weekend becau

tsa says, just this month, it's already logged five of its busiest days never a sign of a busy summer travel season to come cnn's ryan young, is it the world's busiest airport in atlanta where tsa screening set records for a second day in a row. what do you expecting there? ryan? a lot of people packing their patients i have elavil guy because, you know in live television, you always have a few people who are struggling around it. >> and our first travelers who had been drinking a little bit decided to stop by his life, started there are several kicked off. why not have a good time, right? as you look this direction, you can see the lines that are starting to back in and you've got to get to the roads. the good here. but just yesterday alone we've talked about 2.9 million people across the country are out here. i've talked to so many people who say this is the first year where they really felt like spending some money for the summer after the pandemic. they saw the prices that's all traveled going up at the same time. they wanted to start there. some are pretty strong this year, just

. >> reporter: from the ticketing lines to the tsa lines.re's a lot of people, even on a wednesday. >> reporter: and the busiest day is still yet to come. a whopping 53,000 flights are expected. that's busier than the thanksgiving travel rush last year. plus, the tsa says, four of the busiest days they've ever recorded at security checkpoints happened this month. >> i think busy airports are pretty much here to stay, at least for the foreseeable future. >> reporter: shawn is an aviation reporter and tells news 4, the flying experience of yesterday is, thankfully, not the flying experience of today. >> a lot of people maybe heard about the chaos two years ago in 2022, when there were mass delays and cancellations. for really going on a year and a half now, we've seen some pretty smooth operations with airlines. they've really staffed up. >> reporter: definitely music to travelers' ears of the and while many of the flyers we talked to are headed somewhere for memorial day, and they certainly have tips for doing so. >> avoid checking a bag, do

here is what tsa in a straighter.avid pekoske said about that if you're traveling in the early morning hours or in the mid to late afternoon into the early evening. >> those are peak travel times in any airport we're across the country. if you can schedule your travel around those times. you would likely find the wait times to be a little bit less even still, so much of a driving holiday, especially to those top destinations like beaches, aaa says 38 million people well travel 50 miles or more over the next five days up 4% from last year up to percent from 2019 pre-pandemic the biggest year for road trips. >> that is what aaa is projecting since the year 2000 when the top hit was from in-sync and the tub alt it was from three doors down a kryptonite. what were you doing in 2000 amara i was a baby. >> i was just being born i remember i was only 11. >> i was young whip or snap was doing exactly that. we weren't thanks so much. >> pick monday and good to see you. and of course, as you said, getting there early, don't wan

but the tsa leinz had been opened. they've been flowing and so far we've been watching people as they've gone through here. let's know that they set a record yesterday with over one hundred and 11,000 people and to put that in perspective, even after the super bowl, they only had 109,000. they're already on track to break yesterday's record and we're talking about 2.9 million people traveled across the country yesterday. there's certainly breaking records. we've talked to people who are thinking about this is a first big trip after the pandemic they couldn't wait. they were going to bust their budget to have a good time the summer. listen to the passengers that we talked to who say they are excited about getting this summer tiktok the tsa line. with the crazy. >> so highly recommend digital id. >> it was a breeze, even free chalk and clear was a mr. traffic come when you're traveling dorn, holiday season are so there's some things to expect your next hey guys traveling look, we've talked to several different people who

i can see tsa there behind you. it looks like the lines are moving quickly i'm arriving there in about eight hours from now, so what should i expect yeah. >> look, amara, you know, there's airport very well in terms of the crowds and how it packs up very, very quickly. all the tsa guidelines, tools they have this fully staffed today, ready for that russia, we've been talking to customers as they've been rolling in here, they've been telling us they've been trying to arrive least two hours early because they knew about the issues. it actually kinda goes along with what pete's talking about because the traffic to get to the airport has been astronomically crazy. see you and everything's been backed up. that's probably going to play out across airports all across the country. they do believe this will be the largest run of people coming to the airport since 2019 3.5 million people. and look not many things do better numbers in the super bowl. >> here, just yesterday, they did over 111,000 passengers through tsa that wa

so we left super early tsa checkout or check-in line towards insane. >> there's just too much going on across america, tsa says they've been making sure that the areas that they have with the security checkpoints that could be fully open so they can get travelers in and out here and hearts jackson international, the longest leinz i've been about 20 minutes, but obviously there are smaller airports all across the country. they're going to have to deal with the same kind of influx of people they believe what about 9% increase overall from last year on top of that, whether it's been holding across the country, but of course, that could change at any point. ryan young cnn, atlanta special counsel in donald trump's federal classified by documents, case is now asking for a gag order on the former president. it would limit what he could say about law enforcement agents who searched his mar-a-lago resort two years ago, trump has repeatedly criticized the fbi for its policy around the use of deadly force during the search i'm just this week he sent a fundraising email claiming that fbi agents w

in fact, tsa says it screened a record number of airline passengers yesterday. about 3 million of them? major us airlines say they expect record setting numbers for the summer. two more than 270 million people. that is up 6% from last summer. but there is a problem. the faa says there are not enough air traffic controllers that could lead to delayed and canceled flights. a deadly hit and run crash under investigation in the east bay. this happened about 130 this morning on san pablo avenue and shamrock drive that is in san pablo. chp says for some reason, a car stopped in the road. the driver got out and that's when they were hit and killed by a driver in another car, and that person in the other car sped off. officers caught up with them and arrested them on suspicion of driving under the influence. new details about a deadly shooting in a normally quiet peninsula neighborhood. we first told you about this as breaking news last night at 11:00. the shooting happened at around eight last night in the area of hiller and irwin streets . police say a 27 year old man

we have moved a lot. >> sometimes people get tsa system they are drunk. they had a flight attendant and i never read about their going to jail. they go away. >> david, i share your perspective. i remember as assistant united states attorney anyone messed around in a plane up in the air they were prosecuted as a federal offense. the level of disruption in a post- covid world is unprecedented in scope and scale.e. i actually believe the enforcement regime is not active enough. >> okc share my view. >> i do. >> president biden is reelected, would you continue to serve in this position? >> i will tell you that i believe in the president. and i believe in his prerogative to decide who is cabinet. >> of the president is not reelected your bestis friend and your worst enemy approached you and they said they were offered the job, who would you recommend take it? your best friend or your worst enemy? >> absolutely i don't have enemies. i would absolute as my best friend to take the job. if i had an enemy i would consider theman unqualified. >> because they are you

it is clear and tsa.athan: tsa pre-check is overridden by what happens with the people who do clear. annmarie: do both is the power move. lisa: it is paid to play. we talk about a power differential. it is one thing if you can pay for first class. it is another thing if you do not have the money. it is the basic class division. annmarie: unless you go to an airport like i did over the weekend where everyone had a clear and tsa and that is where the line was. you go through the normal line, no one cares. jonathan: you say america is back. how different does this story show up in the polling? you ask people about the economy, still come the president is doing dreadfully and he does not seem to be bouncing back on the number one issue. annmarie: the wall street journal had an interesting story over the weekend and they use the political report to talk about this. the concern americans feel is overwhelmingly about the economy , it is not about the stock market or the housing market. it is about consumer goods

ahead of what the tsa expects to be the busiest summer travel season ever. special needs students along the peninsula took field trip today to san francisco bay oakland international airport kron four's philippe djegal reports some of the kids are considering future careers and travel. >> simulated flight to hawaii for students from over bay middle school in san carlos thursday starts like it does for all of us who fly the tsa security screening at san francisco bay, oakland international airport. ask questions before boarding southwest airlines captain sean welsh explains with the kids with special needs should expect on reassuring them. they are in good everyone? the risk is that i do is drive to work. the safest thing i do is actually perform my job at work when ready for that. yet safety data on board. flight attendants lay out the itinerary and demonstrate safety protocols in case of an emergency. this into what the students are learning in the classroom, not taking a field trip like this before. >> we're also in science right now for some motion with t

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champ cbp one papers are not an acceptable form of identification by tsa. individuals showing up at airports are showing up with a passport or another means of acceptable identification. the senator may have examples of exceptions, but there are certainly not hundreds of thousands of people coming to the united states with only cbp one documentation to present to t tsa. it's just not true. cbp one, in fact, is the way by which we assure that individuals who are coming to the united states are, in fact, who they say they are. many of the programs through which we use cbp one include a vetting process, a vetting process frankly that admittedly often does not take place outside of cbp one. when people come to the border and claim asylum, if you don't have detention capability, as has been the case under both president trump and president biden, many of those are allowed into the country to process their asylum claim without the kind of vetting done in the cbp one program. i just don't recognize the problem that the senator is trying to solve here today, and i

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