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New york city will always be a target. when you add in the significance of the date and the crowds, you know, it ramps up the threat level. officers as you can see and you wont see will be everywhere. >> sandra: you look at the streets and they will be filled. multiple viewing locations throughout the city, four barges on which the fireworks will be going off. but it is going to be a huge task. there are blocker vehicles that will also be used. the security checkpoints as well. how about those c...

Y there really was no wow moment. that therefore has a lot of people saying that this was artless, flat. a lot of criticism of this years halftime performance. >> thanks, coy. i wish i was there with you. it looked like a fun night. passengers at the worlds busiest airport experienced longer wait times today. more than 100,000 additional passengers are expected to stream through today. the influx of super bowl fans exacerbating the busy monday morning traffic leading to wait times up to an hou...

Elements that are specific to super bowl. you have more media than probably any other event in, you know, any single day event in the world. then you have all the other unique features like the security perimeter. >> the super bowl is a level one national security event. people enter security check points about 300 feet from the building instead of at the stadium gates. instead of protecting from potential terror threats, people have been counterfeiting counterfeit super bowl gear, knock-off hat...

Belichick. live in atlanta in front of the stadium, hi, jonathan. >> hey, leland, nfl is putting touches on the field in mercedes benz stadium, $1.5 billion facility is home to both the atlanta falcons and atlanta united, the soccer team, this field is used to plenty of repainting, take a listen. >> with the two teams, soccer, football, nothing can be permanent. each time they change operations everything has to come off and get redone. >> how difficult is that? >> tedious, a lot of man hours. >...

By sunday, the super bowl is going to be a little different than any other thats taken place here. listen. >> there is a lot of unique elements that are specific to super bowl. youre more media than probably any other event then you know, any single day event in the world. then you have all of the other unique features like security perimeter. reporter: the super bowl is level i national security event. people enter security checkpoints, 300 feet from the building. instead of the stadium gates. ...

Their work or save the financial hardship of missing a paycheck is what is making it difficult or impossible for them to report to work. agents are also facing missing another paycheck if the partial government shutdown doesnt end this week. these callouts have prompted the tsa to reportedly sent extra screeners to airports across the country. including here at laguardia, newark, new jersey, and at hartsfield-jackson atlanta. with reports that other airports will soon be getting some extra help ...

The weekend. those numbers are getting high. according to the tsa, many of the workers think the financial hardship of no pay check is whats making it difficult or impossible to return to work. agents are also looking at a longer wait. right here at la guardia, newark, new jersey and harts field international in atlanta with reports o other airports getting some help. fewer agents on duty have caused the tsa to close one of its security check points at baltimore washington airport over the weeke...

Be force ede d to shut down the security check points because they dont have the manpower to staff them because of excessive callouts. well also see tsa is flying out back up officers to some of these airports where theyre having these staffing shortages. this is an issue that is not t getting better the lopg rer this all drags on. for the agency. you mentioneded t the 10% numbe. more than three times it was the year before. the agency saying there has not been any impact on security. i have bee...

To see a large influx of people. will r there fears if the shut down continues to drive on? >> absolutely. >> they were kpntiexpecting abo 150,000 people to come here. think about it if we have 10% of tsa agents nom shottinot showin there are concerns they will have more people coming through this airport than normal and they are concerned about how they will get them through the airport. >> security checkpoints by the way are not the only place at the airport where it is having an impact. the a...

Latest. alicia? >> neil, yes, the tsa says this will be their busiest day of the holiday weekend between today and monday. more than eight million passengers will pass through security checkpoints. you add the partial government shut down and all that stuff that rick reichmuth was talking about and here we go. denver international airport spokesperson says that so far operations here have not been impacted by the partial government shut down. in checking the daily statements from the tsa, the nu...