00:00Imagine arriving at an airport and finding a security line that stretches underground,
00:05across three floors, and spills outside onto the street.
00:09That is exactly what happened at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas,
00:14where a staggering 36% of all TSA officers called out of work in a single day.
00:21The reason? A partial U.S. government shutdown that has now lasted 40 days,
00:26leaving 50,000 TSA workers across the country working without a single paycheck.
00:31In Houston, travelers waited up to six hours just to reach the security checkpoint.
00:37One woman from Boston missed her flight entirely,
00:40waited eight hours, slept at the airport overnight, and tried again the next day.
00:46The lines were so long, former U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr
00:50was spotted waiting alongside regular travelers for over two hours.
00:54With spring break travel at record highs and no deal in sight from Congress,
00:59experts warn this is going to get worse before it gets better.
01:03Houston, the city with the longest airport lines in America,
01:07and right now, no end in sight.
01:09Houston, the city with the immigration wearing calepiccowser.
01:09Houston, the city with the river,
01:09Houston, the city with the state that has aiminate,
