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Wednesday is one of the busiest travel days of the year for the Kansas City International Airport.

A sword was discovered inside a carry-on bag at a security checkpoint at LaGuardia Airport, according to the Transportation Security Administration.

Latest. where do things stand today? >> reporter: brianna, the airport is trying to get back to normal. they had the temporary ground stop on saturday after the incident, there was so much confusion and chaos, people figuring out what was going on. today trying to get back to normal because of course, were right before a major holiday. lets rerun to go back to saturday afternoon, and what was supposed to be a typical weekend right before the thanksgiving holiday, and police say it was 42-year-ol...

Quicker than the actual truth that it was an accidental discharge. thats what we heard from atlantas airport spokesperson. so now kenny wells was able to make it out of the airport in the midst of the confusion with everyone else who ran. so hes now facing several arrest warrants that are out for him right now, including having a firearm, because hes a convicted felon. police say he should have never been in possession of a firearm, let alone trying to get it through a security checkpoint throug...

A man accidentally discharged a gun at security sending passengers scrambling. tonight a warrant is out for his arrest highlighting the problem of prohibited carry-on weapons in atlanta. >> we have detected more than 460 firearms to date and found two on the morning shift alone at this security checkpoint. >> reporter: most travelers will avoid airports this week choosing to drive instead. the aaa predicting more than 53 million on the roads. >> thanksgg trav is bad. people are feeling better. >...

Nations busiest airport, atlantas hartfield-jackson. authorities say kennys gun discharged at a security checkpoint and he ran away. beginning tomorrow t.s.a. employees are required to be vaccinated. the agency says most workers are complying but according to its latest numbers 40% still havent gotten a shot. >> there is the potential if you do not have an approved exemption and are you not vaccinated that you will lose your job. exemption and are you not vaccinated that you will use your job. >...

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The main security checkpoint where it took place. well have more information as it becomes available. if you would like a picture of the suspect, reach out to apd and theyll provide it as well. >> is he still in possession of the gun. >> again, the investigation is ongoing. well let you know. come on now, guys. thank you. >> lets bring back in cnn national security analyst and former assistant secretary of homeland security juliette cayenne. we just heard from officials talking about the inciden...

Close down those gates, also needed to be disclosed quickly so people knew they could get back up and starting with atlanta, it is a huge hub. people have missed connections. you have airplanes in the air. and that is something that will have to be addressed. why were so many passengers and people around the security area sort of unaware of what, in fact, was happening at this stage. i will say, just as i said earlier, a gun at a security checkpoint in atlanta is happening more than once a day a...

But also by the tsa. so you would think that they were able to get eyes on him. now, initially, he was able to scramble and run away during that chaos and confusion that ensued and he was able to get out of the way with the gun, were told. thats why theres this manhunt looking for 42-year-old kenny wells. this is not an isolated incident having a gun in an airport. believe it or not the tsa has been sounding the sirens, the warning for this for many years now because so far in the first ten mont...