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Security chief, janet napolitano, today is warning of longer lines at the nations airports especially in customs. >> as sequestration goes into effect over the next weeks and months, average wait times to clear customs can increase by a significant percentage, up to 50%, and at our busiest airports like newark and jfk, lax and ohare, peak wait times which even now is too long, peak wait times at some of these airports can approach two hours, could actually grow to almost four hours. were trying ...

A spike of 81% from the previous year, 2009. reports saying at least 43 of those mistakes last year were likely or could have caused a mid-air collision. and heather childers is live in new york city on this. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, bill. the federal aviation administration says dont worry about it but reported air traffic errors as you said have nearly doubled since 2007. lets look at the numbers. the number of record incidents, 1040 and up 2010, that number rose to 1887. an 81...