impact them. the tsa recording 7.5% of the agency s work force called out yesterday. more than double the number from the same day last year. according to the tsa, many workers say the financial hardship of missing a pay check is making it difficult for them or impossible to get to work. it s not just tsa agents. air traffic controllers having a hard time getting to work and having a level of anxiety. listen. we know it s a stressful job. we know where the stress is coming from, where the hot spots are, whether we re on the ground control or in the air. it s a known quantity and we accept that and we work around that. but not knowing when you re going to get paid or when your mortgage is done. there s a breaking point for everyone. they re getting the job done but it s more and more difficult as the days are wearing on. it s wearing on them and their families, neil. neil: thanks, laura at la guardia international. meantime, you heard that the president and his people still wantin