Frustration mounts at airports amid TSA staffing shortages spurred by DHS shutdown

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Airline passengers in some of the United States' largest airports are seeing long security lines amid the ongoing partial government shutdown impacting the Department of Homeland Security. As Kris Van Cleave reports, more TSA employees are calling out sick as they work without pay.

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Airline passengers in some of the United States' largest airports are seeing long security lines amid the ongoing partial government shutdown impacting the Department of Homeland Security. As Kris Van Cleave reports, more TSA employees are calling out sick as they work without pay.