CNN: Hundreds of TSA Workers Not Getting Paid During Shutdown Reportedly Calling Out Sick

TAPPER: "And we have some breaking news now in the politics lead on the impact of the federal Government shutdown in the United States. Multiple sources tell CNN’s Rene Marsh about mass sickouts at four major airports across the U.S. Hundreds of TSA employees who are working without pay right now have called out from work this week at Dallas/Fort Worth alone. Sick calls are up almost 300 percent, according to one source. Many are calling out to work other jobs. Aside from longer lines, some officials say travelers could also see fewer random pat-down checks in security lines. Also as a result of this shutdown, defections among Republicans on Capitol Hill. House Democrats are making it clear, they’re not budging, refusing to put border wall funding in a bill to reopen the Government. And a handful of House Republicans joined House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s team, and now two Senate Republicans seem to be on her side, as well."