significant level where it s impacting security procedures or wait times. however, many of the tsa officials that i m speaking to said that could certainly change in the days or weeks to come as this shutdown drags on. as we all know there is no end in sight. many of these officers say they are calling in sick. not necessarily to protest. of course they re angry about these shutdowns, but they re calling in sick because they re looking for cash paying jobs outside of government so that they continue to pay their bills. take a look at this one tsa officer and her situation. i live about a half hour from work, and it s going to come to a point where you say, do i put gas in my car or feed my family. you feel hopeless and helpless. you know, i m not in washington. i don t have the influence these people with power have. we rely on them. we elect them to these positions to get a job done. all right. well, yesterday at a few
come down. we need airport security, we need customs and all these necessary services to keep the government running. reporter: and you want to get paid for that? absolutely, of course. reporter: he s tired of watching the washington blame game play out. you feel hopeless. and you feel helpless. you know, i m not in washington, i don t have the influence that these people of power have. and we rely on them. we elect them to these positions to get a job done. i feel like it should be done in a way where we can still have conversations about border security and keep the government open. when you don t have a paycheck coming in and you don t have a guaranteed source of income, when you thought you did, it s disheartening. and it kind of makes you feel a little panicked. do you have a backup plan? right now i don t have one and my backup plan is just to hope that the two sides can reach across the aisle and come to an agreement. reporter: randi kaye, cnn,
i need to fill the car with gas today. there s no other option. reporter: brian blames both sides for the shut down. and he s frustrated that congress is still getting paid when he s not. as a tsa work e he understands the need for security. what s more important. border wall or a paycheck? paycheck. absolutely. planes need to go up and come down. we need airport security and customs. and the necessary services to keep the government running. you want to get paid for that. absolutely. of course. reporter: he s tired of watching the washington blame game. you feel hopeless and helpless. i m not in washington. i don t have the influence the people of power have. we rely on them. we elect them to the position to get the job done. it should be done in a way we can still have conversations.
reporter: his wife works but that second paycheck, brian s paycheck, is critical. i need to fill up my car with gas and i went until i had a five-mile range left on my car before i have to there s no other option. reporter: brian says he blames both sides and he s frustrated congress is still getting paid when he s not. as a tsa worker, he understands the need for security but what is more important? the border wall or paycheck? paycheck. planes still need to go up. we need airport security. we need customs and necessary services to keep the government running. reporter: and you want to get paid for that. absolutely. of course. reporter: he s tired of watching the washington blame game play out. you feel hopeless and he helpless. i m not in washington, i don t have the influence these people of power have. we let them to these positions to get a job done, i feel like
reporter: his wife works, but brian s pay check is critical. i until i had like a 5 mile range on my car before i have to really. there is no other option. reporter: brian says he blames both sides for the shutdown and he is frustrated that congress is still getting paid when he s not. as a tsa worker, he certainly understands the need for security. but what is more important to you, the border wall or a paycheck? a paycheck absolutely. you know, planes still need to go up and come down. we need airport security. we need customs. we need all these necessary services to deep the government running. and you want to get paid for take. of course. reporter: he is tired of watching the washington blame game play out. you feel hopeless and helpless. you know, i m not in washington. i don t have the influence that these people of power have. and we rely on them, we elect them to these positions to get a job done. i feel like it should be done in a way where we can still have