Most airports recommend passengers arrive two hours before their flights. But what should you do during a government shutdown?

TSA workers were told sick calls will bring “appropriate accountability measures to the fullest extent possible” after the shutdown ends—but airport screeners told Forbes such threats would likely backfire.

After hours-long wait times at Houston airports yesterday, here's what we noticed today and what the airport expects tomorrow.

This article originally published at Houston airport security wait times hit 3 hours amid shutdown. Both Jost and his "Weekend Update" cohost Michael Che took edgy shots at the president in the Nov. 1 installment of the long-running news parody segment.

Photos shared with KPRC 2 shows the line for screening at Terminal E going outside the terminal and down the sidewalk. On Friday, the Houston Airports System alerted travelers to arrive early and prepare for long wait times at Bush Intercontinental Airport as the only TSA checkpoints open will be at Terminal A and Terminal E.

The wait times at Houston airports continues to go up. Airport officials now say wait times at Bush could be 3 hours and Hobby travelers could see 1-hour waits.

A ground stop at William P. Hobby Airport was expected to last until 6 p.m., while a ground delay at George Bush Intercontinental Airport was expected to last until 9:30 p.m., according to