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A total of 42 guns were confiscated at Transportation Security Administration checkpoints at Jacksonville International Airport last year, according to TSA.

Here are some mind-blowing things people tried to bring on a plane.

The TSA says more than 1.5 million people were screened at airport checkpoints on Christmas.

Having certain items in your carry-on can slow down your travel this holiday season.

CNBC's "Trading Nation" asked two market watchers where they're investing in the consumer given Covid's strangle on the return to normalcy.

Long lines and crowds were expected at Jacksonville International Airport on Sunday, but early in the day there wasn’t much of a rush as expected.

The TSA says officers screened more than 2.3 million travelers at U.S. airport checkpoints on Wednesday.

The TSA says officers screened more than 2.3 million travelers at U.S. airport checkpoints on Wednesday.

The TSA expects 20 million travelers to be screened at U.S. airports this holiday weekend, and it may exceed pre-pandemic levels.

The TSA expects 20 million travelers to be screened at U.S. airports this holiday weekend, and it may exceed pre-pandemic levels.

The Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport called the incident an "accidental discharge" and emphasized that there was no active shooter.

If you plan to travel with your special cranberry sauce or favorite pie, you need to consider how you will pack it.

The new technology is part of a partnership with the TSA to cut wait times at security checkpoints.

The fine previously started at $250 and went up to $1,500 for repeat offenders.

Experts are worried Labor Day travel could lead to a spike in COVID cases.

Packing only small containers of liquids into one quart-sized bag. Arriving hours before a flight. Removing shoes to go through checkpoints. These security measures have been accustomed in airports since the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, changed air travel.

Beyond limiting the coronavirus’s flow from hot spots to the rest of the country, allowing only vaccinated people on domestic flights will change minds, too.

The Transportation Security Administration is expecting plenty of people to travel this coming Fourth of July weekend.

A bipartisan group of senators wants an update on masks from the CDC and TSA.

The country's largest carrier could be forced to cancel 80 flights a day through mid-July.

The country's largest carrier could be forced to cancel 80 flights a day through mid-July.

Nearly six million Americans traveled over the weekend — a huge jump from 1.5 million over the same weekend last year.

We all know how the process works when you’re going to the airport: Check in, get your boarding passes, check luggage (if that’s what you’ve decided on) and then head to security to make your way to your gate.

The acting chief is reportedly asking office workers to fill in at checkpoints.

The TSA reported more than 1.9 million travelers Friday ahead of the long weekend.

Americans get a head start on summer with a massive increase in airport traffic and crowds flocking to beaches and tourist destinations.

The 11,976 new Covid-19 cases reported on May 29 were the lowest since March 23, 2020.

Face masks are required to travel on all public transportation including planes, trains and buses.

Federal officials will replace voluntary cybersecurity guidance for the pipeline industry with mandatory regulations following a devastating cyberattack on the Colonial pipeline earlier this month.

When a viewer alerted News4Jax that two men in pilot uniforms were detained by authorities near the TSA checkpoint at JIA at around 7 a.m. Thursday, the Jacksonville Aviation Authority confirmed that a loaded gun was found in one of the men’s carry-on bags.

We found one suburban driver services location where there was no line at all. And we offer some tips on avoiding the crush.

So we’ll have to watch it virtually,” Pride-Gooch said. The mayor of Washington has encouraged people to be like Pride-Gooch and not come to D.C. the week of the inauguration. Major airlines, including American, Delta, Southwest and United, are also taking the potential for violence seriously and have increased security, banning passengers from checking guns. This includes flights to and from Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, Ronald Reagan International Airport and Washington Dulles International Airport. Pride-Gooch said watching the inauguration with her daughter virtually will still be special, knowing history will be made.

Delta, United and Alaska airlines said Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021 they will bar passengers flying to Washington from putting guns in checked bags. The moves follow the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump and politically tinged confrontations on some flights. American Airlines is bringing back a ban on serving alcohol on flights to and from the Washington area — flights go dry starting Saturday through next Thursday. Price also said that it is “a good idea” to prohibit passengers from putting guns in checked bags if they are flying to Washington. Federal law allows passengers to put guns in checked baggage if they are unloaded and in a locked, hard-sided case, although airlines have the discretion to ban guns.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – During what is normally a hallmark travel time, Jacksonville International Airport was noticeably quiet and emptier than is typical for the day before Christmas Eve. @wjxt4 pic.twitter.com/MDxwycAacd — WJXT Ashley Harding (@WJXTAshleyH) December 23, 2020Wednesday was expected to be the busiest day for travel to holiday destinations, but analysts are expecting the vast majority of travelers will stay home for the holidays. RELATED: US holiday travel surges despite outbreakIt’s due mostly to the COVID-19 pandemic and CDC warnings to avoid flying. However, some passengers at JAX said today that life has to continue, even during a pandemic. If you are flying the CDC recommends booking your ticket for Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, or News Years Day to avoid high-volume times.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Transportation Security Administration officers found three times as many guns at airports this July than the same month last year. TSA says the rate is particularly surprising since there were about 75% fewer passengers in July 2020 over the previous years volume. In July 2019, TSA reported finding 5.1 guns per million people screened. This July, TSA officers detected 15.3 guns per million people screened. So far this year, 20 guns have been intercepted at Jacksonville International Airport including one on Wednesday and one on Thursday.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Three Transportation Safety Authority officers at Jacksonville International Airport are among 763 across the country who have tested positive for COVID-19, the agency announced Thursday. According to TSA, the three employees at JAX tested positive during staff screening and their last day actively working at the checkpoints was June 16. TSA reported 90 confirmed cases in TSA screening officers at 10 airports across Florida. The TSA told News4Jax it had been taking steps to prevent any further spread, including social distancing from passengers, giving verbal advisements and making sure passengers are social distancing. For the past several months, TSA officers have been wearing masks and gloves.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Three Transportation Safety Authority officers at Jacksonville International Airport are among 763 across the country who have tested positive for COVID-19, the agency announced Thursday. According to TSA, the three employees at JAX tested positive during staff screening and their last day actively working at the checkpoints was June 16. TSA reported 90 confirmed cases in TSA screening officers at 10 airports across Florida. The TSA told News4Jax it had been taking steps to prevent any further spread, including social distancing from passengers, giving verbal advisements and making sure passengers are social distancing. For the past several months, TSA officers have been wearing masks and gloves.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. A gun was intercepted by security at Jacksonville International Airport over the weekend. The gun found Saturday was one of six firearms confiscated in six days at airports throughout Florida, according to the Transportation Security Administration. Thats why the agency is reminding travelers to pay attention to whats inside their luggage and pockets, so they can move safely through security checkpoints without stopping for extra searches. If a gun is brought to the TSA screening checkpoint, the passenger will be interviewed by police and may be going to jail instead of to their desired destination, a TSA spokesperson said. TSA officers have intercepted 141 guns throughout Florida this year, including 12 in Jacksonville.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla – Severe weather Monday is putting a damper on holiday travel nationwide. Millions are effected by nasty weather just as we enter into one of the busiest travel weeks of the year. Closer to home, flights are on schedule at Jacksonville International Airport at last check Monday morning. TSA reccommends arriving 2 hours early for domestic flights and three hours for international flights. Find more TSA travel guideline here.

John Moore/Getty Images(CNN) - TSA agents at New Jersey's Newark Liberty International Airport were prepared to give a traveler crap when they spotted a revolver in his carry-on bag. But upon closer inspection, what they thought was a gun was really a gun-shaped toilet paper holder. "Yes, this most unusual revolver was not designed to spin bullets," TSA joked in a press release on Thursday. "It was designed to spin toilet paper." The "realistic replica gun" triggered an alarm when the bag it was in went through an X-ray machine.

Still, he recalls one instance a few years ago in which TSA agents waved the phallus in the air in plain view of other travelers. When asked whether TSA agents asking passengers to show their genitals was against protocol, Burke relayed, "TSA does not conduct strip searches." According to Burke, TSA agents also undergo official sensitivity training as part of their annual requirement. The TSA said in April it is exploring updating the body scanners to help streamline security for all travelers. The TSA offers some information for transgender travelers on its website, including a note saying the agency is committed to ensuring transgender travelers are met with courtesy and respect.

Why are there so many Cheetos in this woman's carry-on bag? TSA agents assigned to the Los Angeles International Airport unpacked bag after bag of Cheetos from social media influencer Emily Mei. Perplexed by the sheer volume of snacks, they even swabbed the packages, apparently convinced something was afoot. But Mei says she's just a huge fan of Cheetos and they are hard to get in South Korea. Even though she's an influencer, Mei says that she's not being paid for any kind of Cheetos endorsement.

And fewer people are happy with the whole airport experience these days. But when you compare the experience in Jacksonville with the experience flying out of airports the same size and even larger in other parts of the country, apparently it's not too bad. There's construction on the road leading to Jacksonville International Airport (JAX). Nationwide a rushed traveler experience, longer TSA lines and delays mean that overall passenger satisfaction isn't progressing as much as it has in the past. Jacksonville International ranked second with a score of 831.

Disney and Coca Cola partnered to make these specialty soda cans for the new Star Wars land. (CNN) - To commemorate your visit to Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge, you can bring home a $200 lightsaber, a Chewbacca backpack, or a puppet Porg. The bottles, which are for sale exclusively inside Star Wars lands in Anaheim and Orlando, are shaped like small orbs that resemble either a droid or a thermal detonator, depending on your point of view. Scott Trowbridge, the lead Imagineer on the Galaxy's Edge project, said the design of the bottle looked "cool, kind of thermal detonator-ish" on a panel earlier this year. At $5.49, the bottles are one of the cheapest souvenirs available at Galaxy's Edge -- and popular: Disney has limited guests to three bottles per transaction to prevent hoarding.

Movie prop at HartsfieldJackson Atlanta International Airport: TSA agents said this is definitely one of the more unusual things they've handled. It's a prop from the "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" series and was allowed through after a successful trip through the X-ray. He even had his own ticket for a seat! Hide Caption

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - She came to Nashville just for a doctor's visit, but when she left she said she was humiliated by TSA agents at Nashville International Airport. She says she was leaving Nashville after a doctor visit when she was at the TSA checkpoint at BNA on July 3. It was there that Coulston says an agent explained they needed to inspect her wheelchair seat cushion before letting her through, in addition to her typical pat-down. The incident was caught on camera, and she said that kind of experience has never happened to her before at a TSA checkpoint. Two years ago, police in Knoxville arrested a man after TSA agents found a handgun hidden inside his wheelchair seat cushion at a TSA Checkpoint.

(CNN) - A toddler was injured after he climbed onto a baggage conveyor belt behind a ticket counter at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson airport and rode it all the way to the TSA bag room, authorities said. The boy had climbed onto the conveyor belt and was taken back to the TSA bag room, where agents saw him and stopped the belt. Vega said she was told her son was on the belt for about five minutes. "He just went a long ride away, I couldn't even catch up," Vega told CNN affiliate WSB. "The child was able to access a back baggage area via a bag belt and sustained some injuries.

A toddler was injured after he climbed onto a baggage conveyor belt behind a ticket counter at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson airport and rode it all the way to the TSA bag room, authorities said.

The TSA has taken steps to relieve the long waits at its checkpoints, including hiring more screeners. But a concierge service is helping some flyers skip the line altogether. Kris Van Cleave reports from the Baltimore-Washington International Airport.

More than 2.5 million people are expected to fly this Memorial Day holiday weekend. With the recent problems with TSA screeners, new efforts are being made to get passengers through security as quickly as possible. Kris Van Cleave reports from Dulles International Airport outside Washington.

After weeks of public scrutiny, the TSA is facing a big test this Memorial Day weekend with millions more travelers flooding the nation's airports. The agency has come under fire for long lines and delays in its security screening process. Dean Reynolds has more.

As Congress puts pressure on the TSA to ease long lines in airports across the nation, new screening technology is being tested out at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson Airport. CBS News correspondent David Begnaud has the details.

This Memorial Day weekend, an estimated 2.6 million people are expected to travel by air. The TSA is racing to add hundreds of workers to brace for the influx of passengers, but relief may not come fast enough. Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss what he is doing to address TSA security delays, the EgyptAir flight 804 investigation and why his name is spelled Jeh, not Jay.

Memorial Day weekend travel is underway, and one innovation in Atlanta could help the TSA solve its problem with long security lines. The experiment involves new conveyor belts and larger bins. David Begnaud reports from the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.

About 2.5 million people are expected to travel by air this Memorial Day weekend, in what will be a major test for the TSA. Long screening lines have plagued airports across the country, leading to a sharp rise in frustration. Kris Van Cleave reports.

Executives from airlines and airports took their TSA frustrations to Capitol Hill Thursday. An American Airlines representative told the hearing that more than 70,000 of their customers have missed flights due to excessive security wait times. Kris Van Cleave has more.

A top official in charge of airport security has been replaced. The news comes amidst increased criticism over long security lines nationwide. CBS News transportation correspondent Kris Van Cleave joins CBSN with the latest.

For days, passengers were lined up as far as the eye could see at airports across the country. So many flights were missed that frustrated travelers were left sleeping in the terminals. Now, the TSA is responding and trying to shorten the wait times. Dean Reynolds has more.

There has been intense backlash from frustrated passengers over extremely long security lines at our nation's airports. As Kris Van Cleave reports, the Secretary of Homeland Security is promising to speed things up.

Backlash against long airport security lines has reached the New York metro area, just ahead of the busy summer travel season. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is threatening to hire its own passenger screening teams if the TSA doesn't pick up its pace. Michelle Miller reports.

You may have noticed that TSA security lines are longer than usual. As we head into the busiest travel season of the year, it's only expected to get worse. CBS News national transportation safety expert and former NTSB chairman Mark Rosenker joins "CBS This Morning: Saturday" to discuss what's driving these long lines and what can be done about it.

In the wake of the Brussels terror attacks, airport security has increased. TSA Administrator Peter Neffenger testified on Capitol Hill about his plan to keep airports safe. CBS News Justice and Homeland Security correspondent Jeff Pegues joins CBSN with the latest from Washington.

A TSA employee is resigning after a woman boarded a plane without a ticket or identification. TravelPulse.com founder and president Mark Murphy talks about the suspect who was arrested after skipping past security.

After deadly explosions at the Brussels airport and Maelbeek metro station, the U.S. is expected to heighten security at transportation hubs. With analysis on the terror threat in American airports, former administrator of the U.S. Transportation Safety Administration John Pistole joins CBSN.

If you have been to an airport recently, you may have noticed that security lines are getting longer. Officials are blaming inadequate federal funding for a drop in the number of TSA screeners. Jamie Yuccas reports.

An outraged father posted cell phone video of his 10-year-old daughter getting a pat-down at the airport because she was carrying a juice pack. CBS News Transportation Correspondent Kris Van Cleave has the latest on the controversy.

Along with new TSA guidelines, travelers faced turbulent weather this holiday season. For many, it meant long hours of delays and canceled flights. Mark Strassmann reports.

More than 100 million Americans are expected to travel during the holiday season. Those traveling by air will face new rules, including greater use of full body scanners. Jeff Pegues explains the changes.

Newly released video obtained by CBS station KCNC shows the alleged groping by a TSA screener that led to a scandal at Denver’s airport. An airport security camera captures the allegedly inappropriate pat downs in February. The TSA fired two workers. Kris Van Cleave reports on how it's one of a string of controversies at the TSA.

A new report found that the TSA doesn't have access to terrorist watch list data that would have flagged 73 airport workers. Kris Van Cleave reports.

A new report found that the TSA doesn't have access to terrorist watch list data that would have flagged 73 airport workers; McKinney police officer Eric Casebolt was suspended after video was released showing his rough response to a disturbance at a Texas pool party.

In 95 percent of trials, undercover agents were able to smuggle fake explosives and banned weapons past airport security checkpoints. Jeff Pegues reports.

The TSA says that more than $600,000 in cash and coins were left at airport checkpoints in 2013. Plus, Walmart is refusing to sell MMA fighter Ronda Rousey's autobiography because the company says Rousey is too violent. Wendy Gillette reports on the day's top MoneyWatch headlines.

TSA head: "Persistent threat" from terrorists during holiday travel season Outgoing TSA Administrator John Pistole explains to CBS News Homeland Security Correspondent Bob Orr what the administration is doing to mitigate terrorist threats, especially on flights.

Headlines at 7:30: Security concerns surround airline catering workers A new report calls for TSA presence in kitchens where airline food is prepared to avoid the hiding of contraband on food carts. Also, U.S. industrial production is up 20 percent since 2009. "CBS This Morning" takes a look at some of today's headlines from around the globe.

Headlines at 7:30: TSA expands new electronic rule to some domestic flights TSA began requiring overseas passengers to prove their electronic devices can be powered up. Also, a new study on college campus sexual assault investigations show alarming results

Credit card knives create problem at airports nationwide The knife causes a growing problem at TSA checkpoints because it can fold into the size of a credit card. Mark Sayre reports.