Hourslong TSA wait lines are impacting travelers around the country as the partial government shutdown goes into its fifth week, with officers working without pay calling off work – or quitting entirely. NBC News National Correspondent Aaron Gilchrist reports from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on how to deal with the travel pains and where negotiations stand on a deal to fund the Department of Homeland Security. Then, fresh off a sold-out show at Madison Square Garden in New York City, comedian Max Amini joins to talk about what it means to be Iranian-American amidst a war between the U.S. and Iran.

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Iran is responding to attacks on the South Pars gas field with strikes in Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. Economists warn that the situation could trigger global price shocks and add to energy shortages for billions of people already facing disruptions caused by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. NBC News’ Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel joins to put the escalation into context. Then, Senior Homeland Security Correspondent Julia Ainsley shares insights from a monthslong NBC News investigation into allegations that Corey Lewandowski stood to personally profit from his role as a senior Department of Homeland Security official. Lewandowski denies the allegations.

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Top national security officials were on Capitol Hill today for a grilling from the Senate Intelligence Committee. The testimony from Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, and FBI Director Kash Patel came a day after one of Gabbard’s top deputies resigned in protest over the war in Iran, saying the country posed “no imminent threat to our nation”. NBC News Reporter Dan De Luce breaks down the biggest moments. Then, NBC News Business and Data Correspondent Brian Cheung explains the Federal Reserve’s decision to keep interest rates steady amid oil price shocks and stuttering economic indicators.

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