Travel experts say passengers need to be prepared, and patient, amid the government shutdown. Until a deal is reached, officials say airport disruptions and delays could get even worse.

*A partial government shutdown is creating serious headaches at airport security checkpoints across the country, but a new piece of technology is giving some travelers a way around the chaos. TSA PreCheck Touchless ID,

Airline passengers are saying that Transportation Security Administration workers need to get paid. At Atlanta's mammoth airport, travelers are arriving up to four hours ahead of their flight departures.

President Trump threatened to use Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to staff airports if a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security is not passed, as delays and security staffing shortages continue to worsen.