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Arabia could. that is the special program to fast track travelers through the airport lines. the administration considering giving the qualified saudi nationals the ability to join global entry the u.s. program that permits the so-called trusted travelers, passengers who are pre approved and deemed a low risk for terrorism to skip the normal security lines and move right through customs more quickly. saudi arabia would be only the 6th country to have it. critics say the saudis do not deserve this special treatment. texas republican congressman michael mccaul questions if it could compromise u....

Tsa administrator and said if that is his real name. >> yes. >> it is not. it is pronounced pistol. >> how ironic. i'm sure that one has pointed that out in the last few years. >> i bet he has never heard that. >> you work for the tsa and your name is pistol? are you allowed on the plane, mr. pistol? is anybody gunning from you? are you loaded? >> he is going to kill someone. >> eventually he will kill someone. shooting blanks tonight, pistol? that's really personal. >> can't go anywhere. >> matt, you said correct you if you are wrong, but is this the first thing that has happened in awhile wi...

These long, long security lines because they might have to layoff tsa agents or furlough other tsa agents. remember this from the homeland security janet napolitano? play it. >> at our busiest airports, like newark and jfk, lax and o'hare, peak wait times which now, even now is too long, peak wait times at some of these airports can approach two hours, could actually grow to almost four hours. we are he trying to mitt get that as much as we can. >> reporter: but here is the good news once you get to the front of the line the agents that are there are apparently going to look amazing because th...

>> customs and border patrol reported longer lines at major points of entry over the weekend due to a reduction in the overtime staff. the tsa and faa are warning travelers this is only the beginning. >> christine romans will tell you how this will affect you and your travel plans in this edition of "road warriors." >> so far it's been international travelers waiting to go through customs. lines at new york's jfk and miami international spiked this weird, and the officials are blaming a reduction in the overtime staff due to sequestration, those forced budget cuts. they say waits are likely to...

Not feeling it yet. >> sequestration hasn't hit or bitten for us yet. we're pretty regular travelers. >> but the white house may be undercutting its case with some budget hype. consider education secretary arne duncan who now says he misspoke when he claimed last week that teachers are already receiving pink slips. >> i want to apologize for not being as clear as i should have been. when i said pink slips, i should have used job eliminations. >> what is the administration doing to make sure these numbers are not hiked? might that undercut your message? >> here's the thing, if you disagree with...