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Airports that goes back and forth with atlanta, chicago's o'hare international airport. what we think will go on with all of this, mike? >> reporter: martha, your troubles could start before you even get to the airplane or get inside the terminal. for starters, tsa agents are in line for furloughs. the process getting shoes off, metal, getting through the line behind me could take longer. you get beyond that, the faa is talking about closing 149 control towers across-country. if you don't have as many people engaged in the task of separating airplanes that means you have more airplanes stuck o...

We've all been there. see your ipad is on. fehrtively typing away under your coat and clearly not happy at you ar maybe you're the worrywart but now the situation may be about to change. david mattingly is "out front" with a special report. >> reporter: pods, pads, tablets, smartphone. they keep us plugged in, online and on the air everywhere except in the air when taking off and landing. >> it's certainly appearing that using an electronic device to read a magazine, a book is not a safety factor. >> reporter: anyone who flies tells you how often the rule is aignored. delta safety video tries ...

Cnn's david matingly reports the faa is considering waving the rules. >> pads, laptops, smartphones, they all keep us plugged in online and on the air. everywhere that is except in the air when taking off and landing. >> it certainly appears that using an electronic device to read a magazine, to read a book, is not a safety factor. >> anyone who flies could tell you how often the rule is ignored, but it's announced every single flight. delta's safety video even tries to have some fun with it. >> and electronic devices are turned off. >> but using personal electronic devices below 10,000 feet i...

Safety factor. >> reporter: anyone who flies tells you how often the rule is aignored. delta safety video tries to have fun with it. >> turned off. >> reporter: but using personal electronic devices is banned on most airlines because of the possibility their signals interfere with aircraft similars and not without moments of rebellion. actor alec baldwin kicked off an american flight for playing a game in 201s. the faa is looking in to changing the rules to allow some devices to stay on. passengers waiting for clarity for all the options available to them. >> i think that it keeps people on bo...

Point. letting people know you own a gun is a safety factor. putting it on the door this house protected by smith & wesson, the bad guys are going to go somewhere else. >> you know what it is, it reminded me when i was living in allentown, where you once hitched, people would put alarm signs on their houses when they really didn't have the alarm which ticked me off because i paid for my alarm. >> i had a car alarm. and i couldn't really afford it so i was one of those people. you are a former magazine editor. this is hardly irresponsible. there is a way to do this story like there always is. t...