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Travelers. they say theyve added nearly 1400 tsa officers. theyve turned officers who were part time into full time. they also are increasing their use of canines. so when youre on a line that is using one of those canines, do keep in mind you can keep on those shoes, you can keep on the jackets, you can leave the liquids in the bag. these are all layers tsa is implementing to make sure things are moving in an expedited manner. tsa also has a command center so they are monitoring the wait times ...

Meantime, airports and airlines are seeing a record number of flyers. 27 million passengers are expected to take to the skies. >> for them it will be all snow. >> reporter: inside delta airlines command center this week, the operations team monitors the weather and every flight in the air. >> there is a laser-like focus on completion factor and making sure we get people where they need to be for the holidays. >> reporter: and as passengers line up at security checkpoints, the head of tsa says th...

Appetite." in other words, its our fault. >> theyre upset that he did it in the first place and we havent heard from any law enforcement organization that said that to your point, yes, he may have been caught because of this. >> he knew he was -- >> because he was in communication going on that authorities tracked him down. >> but was sean penn helping authorities to track him down? people are upset about this. should sean penn be charged with harboring a fugitive or aiding and abetting. some pe...

An official said targets included brussels main square and a nearby police headquarters. the planned attacks were the same style as those that killed 130 in paris a month and a half ago. the tsa is ramping up security not just on airline passengers, but employees as well. airport and airline workers with badges allowing them to bypass security checkpoints are subject to more random bag checks. the additional screenings are part of a larger push to improve airport security after the paris attac...

Christmas is the time you stay at home around the fire side. and celebrate singing carols. so, its a very tricky thursday night. a lot of people are going to be looking very weary at their monitors. i know personally that there are special snipers on roofs in central london who havent been there before. a lot of this has been caused because of the paris attack six weeks ago which killed 130 people. >> christopher, it seems like better to err on the side of caution. at least they have snipers in ...

Wednesday as part of a black lives matter protest before moving on to the areas international airport where protesters cut off access to one of the terminals. all this, on one of the busiest holiday shopping and travel days of the year. nbcs kevin tibbles reports. >> reporter: tense moments that minneapolis-st. paul airport as black lives matter supporters try to occupy one of the terminal buildings. >> youre under arrest! >> reporter: police were season taking several people into custody. and s...

Very much. >> that was a big story last year. we want to find out where those families are going this year. meanwhile, 25 minutes before the hour, just a glance to my left tells me leah gabrielle is prepared to give us the news. a protest in minnesota yesterday. >> i am indeed prepared. black lives matter protesters making their voices heard during the holiday rush in minnesota. >> no justice, no peace! >> hundreds of demonstrators filling the mall of america. 80 stores had to close while poli...

Two security checkpoints were temporarily closed there. theyre protesting alleged brutality against black people. now a muslim family living in the uk was barred from to a flight to the u.s. ahead of a family trip to disneyland, and they want to know why. >> inside londons gatwick airport, nine members of a british muslim family were denied boarding of a flight to california. they captured cell phone video of the moment. norwegian airlines tells cnn it acted on instructions from u.s. homeland se...

They go back to sleep. >> thats right. >> so its going to be a special christmas. especially if your first year with a new baby. >> congratulations ainsley. >> do you think shes up now? >> shes a new mom. she got up at 3:00 a.m. >> every 20 minutes through the whole night. >> were a morning show. >> all right. lets get it over to lea gabriel standing by with a look at the headlines this morning. >> i sure am. hundreds of black lives matter protesters causing chaos all over minneapolis. >> no jus...

Protesters forced tsa agents to shut down two security checkpoints at the minneapolis airport. eight more arrested here, some flights were delayed by hours. black lives matter organizer asha long was at the airport protest last night. welcome. >> thank you. its great to be here. >> thank you for being with me. asha, pastor danny gibbons from your movement told "the minneapolis star," quote, we raise the bar. we let the nation and the world know that black lives matter. still, the nation is on a ...