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It is day 31 of the shutdown. if you have been to the airport, you probably have been caught in the impasse yourself. t tsa is sending additional officers to help long lines. those are long lines. as 10% of employees called at work on sunday with many citing financial limitations. those employees are basically saying they can't afford to go to work. joining me now from the busiest airport on a non holiday, nbc news, tammy leitner. >> it can be difficult getting through atlanta airport on a monday. what is it like today on day 31 of the shutdown, tammy? >> reporter: people are flying through to...

T tsa says to expect heightened security and they're advising folks to get to the airport two hours ahead of their flight time. you'll also see heightened security on amtrak, uniformed officers, k-9 units not only in the stations, but also on the trains between the stations, but 89% of the 47 million americans expected to hit the road this week, this thanksgiving week will do it on the highways, they'll drive. one big reason, the cheapest gas since 2008, $2.15 a gallon around the country, that's 65 cents lower than last year and for those folks, the big concern will be the weather. winter may ...

The check point. if you have, you know, baby formula or medication that is over 3 ounces you want to declare that immediately because that's, you know, likely will be checked by tsa. because, of course security is pretty tight at la guardia international airport. everybody is getting ready to go home for christmas break, to go and see their relatives. if you're packing gifts, one last thing. don't wrap them. because if tsa sees a wrapped gift and think they might be suspicious they will unwrap it and likely, unfortunately, the gifts are not intended for the tsa agent. it might be nice to bring...

Department's per view. they also deal with the tsa. they also deal with the sony hacking and they need this funding for more than just immigration. >> and alex, let's talk about hillary clinton. you know we heard jeb bush announce he was thinking about thinking of running for president and that changed the whole dynamic of the gop. hillary clinton has yet to announce. she's clearly been declared she's thinking about it. but yet how does her schedule look in the coming year to maybe be a tea leave reading behalf she may be expected to announce or when? >> yeah. in 2007 during her first presiden...

Welcome back to the second half of "outfront." we have a full hour of coverage of election night in america. first i want to go through the other key stories today in the wake of los angeles shooting in which one tsa officer was killed. serious questions being raised about airport security such as, should tsa officers be article? in an interview with evan press, attorney general eric holder said the t tsa's plate is already too full. >> they're supposed to make sure that the flying public is safe, to make sure that only people who appropriately should get on plane do get on planes. when it com...