TSA says those without REAL ID can still fly, though they should expect delays
BRINGS US A CHANCE FOR RAIN
>> WELL, RIGHT NOW HERE AT 4
O'CLOCK, YOU'RE TAKING A LIVE
LOOK AT RDU WHERE TRAVELERS ARE
JUST HOURS AWAY FROM THAT REAL
ID DEADLINE TOMORROW. AIRPORTS
ACROSS THE COUNTRY WILL BEGIN
TO ENFORCE THE NEW SECURITY
STANDARDS AND IT'S BEEN 20
YEARS IN THE MAKING. BUT IT'S A
CHANGE THAT MAY NOT BE AS
DRASTIC AS WE THANK YOU FOR
JOINING US. I'M DAN HAGGERTY
AND I'M LENA TILLETT. THAT'S
BECAUSE THE DEPARTMENT OF
HOMELAND SECURITY IS NOW BACK
PEDALING ON THEIR PREVIOUS
STATEMENTS. TRAVELERS WILL NOT
BE DENIED ACCESS TO FLIGHTS IF
THEY DON'T HAVE A REAL ID.
THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO
UNDERSTAND THIS AFTERNOON.
>> WRAL SEAN GALLAGHER IS
JOINING US LIVE AT RDU. SEAN
TSA SAID IT'S GOING TO BE
FLEXIBLE FOR TRAVELERS WHO
DON'T HAVE A REAL ID YET.
>> YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT, GUYS.
KIND OF THINK OF TOMORROW AS A
SOFT LAUNCH US ARE GOING TO
START ENFORCING THESE REAL ID
RULES AND LAWS. BUT WITH YOUR
SHOWING UP HERE TOMORROW AND
YOU DON'T HAVE A REAL ID,
REALLY IF YOU DON'T HAVE AN
ID WHATSOEVER, YOU SHOULD BE
FINE TO FLY THE SKIES.
>> MILLIONS OF PEOPLE WILL WALK
THROUGH THESE LINES AT RDU THIS
YEAR. THE MAJORITY OF WHICH
WILL HAVE THE GOLD STAR FOR
TRAVEL TO AND YOU HAVE YOUR
REAL ID DO. YES, YOU GUYS HAVE
YOUR REAL. I THINK THAT YOU
HAVE YOUR REAL ID BY ANY
CHANCE. YES. WHEN DID YOU GET
WILDLIFE? AND YES, 2 YEARS, TSA
SAYS 81% OF THE FLYING PUBLIC
HAVE THE PROPER ID TO FLY.
THAT MEANS ABOUT ONE IN 5.
DON'T THE 99%? YEAH. BUT
THEY'LL STILL BE GOOD TO GO
TOMORROW. YOU'LL BE IDENTIFIED
AS NOT WILL BE PULLED.
>> OFF TO THE SIDE AND POSSIBLY
GO THROUGH ADDITIONAL
SCREENING. ANGELES IS TSA'S
READY TO HANDLE THE SMALL
PORTION OF PEOPLE WHO AREN'T
READY FOR THE NEW RULES.
EVEN THOSE WITH NO IDEA AT ALL
THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NO
ID ON THEM WHATSOEVER.
>> THEIR TIME AND SECURITY
SCREENING WILL BE A LOT LONGER
THAN SOMEONE WHO IS COMING
THROUGH WITH JUST A REGULAR
DRIVER'S LICENSE. THAT IS NOT
REAL ID COMPLIANT. THOSE FOLKS
WILL GET THROUGH FASTER THAN
SOMEONE WITHOUT ANY TYPE OF
DEAL. REALLY, FOR THOSE WHO
DON'T HAVE ONE OF THE FEDERALLY
APPROVED ID'S TO FLY BECAUSE AN
ID THAT WORKS TODAY WON'T
TOMORROW. YES, IT IS REALLY
GOOD TO KNOW THAT I CAN GET
THERE AND I BUT I CAN COME
BACK.
>> SO TSA SAYS EVERY AIRPORT
WILL BE DIFFERENT, THOUGH.
IF YOU HAVEN'T ON REAL ID, MAKE
SURE YOU BUILD IN SOME EXTRA
TIME TO GO THROUGH THE
VERIFICATION PROCESS AND THE
LESS COULDN'T GIVE ME AN
ESTIMATE FOR HOW LONG THAT
TAKES. BUT A VERY REAL
POSSIBILITY THAT IT COULD BE
LONG ENOUGH THAT YOU MAY MISS
YOUR FLIGHT IF YOU COME AT THE
NORMAL TIME. NOW, IF YOU DO
HAVE A REAL ID, DON'T EXPECT
THESE DELAYS TO BOTHER YOU
WHATSOEVER. VELEZ TELLS ME YOU
SHOULD BE ABLE TO FLY THROUGH