Thanksgiving shutdown sets up nightmarescenario for travels

The government was on the verge of a shutdown onNov. 18. Now that it's averted, Transportation SecurityAdministration (TSA) employees and federal air traffic
controllers are longer at risk of working without payjust as the busy Thanksgiving travel season begins.Around 4.7 million people are expected to fly over thefive-day period surrounding Thanksgiving, the highest projection in nearly two decades, according to a forecast released Monday by AAA.