World News Tonight with David Muir Full Episode: Wednesday, March 25, 2026
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Mar 26, 2026 Whit Johnson, an ABC News correspondent covering national stories, leads coverage of record TSA airport wait times and staff shortages amid the partial government shutdown. He reports on local impacts at Houston airports, officers relying on food banks, ICE stepping in, and the politics around funding DHS and possible National Guard deployment.
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Shutdown Causing Historic TSA Delays
- Airport security delays are the worst in history according to the TSA as the shutdown reaches day 40.
- More than 3,100 TSA officers called out sick in one day and about 50,000 have gone nearly a month without pay, forcing lane closures and hours-long lines.
TSA Officers Turning To Food Banks And Plasma Sales
- TSA officers are personally struggling, with some sleeping in cars, selling blood and plasma, and relying on food banks.
- Indianapolis TSA officer Taylor Desert says she was forced to use a local food bank, calling the experience extremely awkward.
Paid ICE Agents Deployed But Not Solving Lines
- ICE agents still getting paid have been deployed to airports to help with crowd management but may not be easing backups.
- A TSA employee said those agents are 'in the way,' highlighting coordination and training gaps in emergency redeployments.