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TSA warns Halloween travelers about costume delays
The TSA says Halloween makeup, metal accessories and carried props can complicate screening for travelers heading through airports this month; plan extra time, skeletons included.
Watch it as it aired: Chip Darnell and Brock Thunderson on this story, from Wake Up, America at 5:07 AM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are Fox News's, the jokes are ours.

At a glance
- First reported by Fox News: “TSA warns travelers about seasonal mistake that could trigger airport security delays”.
- Covered on BBN on Friday, October 16, 2026, at 5:07 AM ET on Wake Up, America, by Chip Darnell and Brock Thunderson.
- Topics: Halloween.
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Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorFox News says the TSA is warning Halloween travelers that costume makeup, metal-heavy accessories and props could slow you down at airport security.

Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistSo the skeleton gets the long pat-down and the pirate loses his hook. That's a full lane closure on my commute.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorA hook, folks. At gate twelve.

Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistNow the forecast. New York is sixty-one and partly cloudy, tomorrow cloudy with a high of sixty-one, and I'm calling it a pileup of clouds.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorChicago is fifty-two and cloudy, with a high of fifty tomorrow and a two percent chance of rain, which is basically a sunny parade.

Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistLos Angeles hits ninety-one tomorrow, so that's a ghost costume melting on the tarmac.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorMy pet peeve is the guy who reclines into your lap. Brock, give us the rating.

Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistEight honks out of ten. The only scarier thing than a prop sword at security is a middle seat.
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