Pushback against Real ID requirements for domestic flights

Well, it feels like we've been telling you about it forever, but the rubber is about to beat the road when it comes to real ID

That's right. Exactly one week from today, you're going to need it to do things like fly across the country

But as Fox 5's Duarte Geraldino shows us, not everyone's ready and some states are pushing back

After years of warnings, real ID is finally here. Starting May 7th, you'll need a real ID, a passport or another secure ID to board a domestic flight

The goal is safer IDs after 9-11, but nearly 20 years later, a lot of Americans still are not ready

People wait until the last minute to do things, and I said, well, they brought it out

so let me just go ahead and do this, I ain't got to worry about another three, four years down the road, and that's it

Will Andrews lives in New Jersey and got his real ID years ago, but many in his state have not

A CBS News ysis found states like New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maine, and Washington all have less than 30 percent compliance

New Jersey ranks dead last, just 17 percent. Across much of the country, millions still don't have a Real ID

It's not just procrastination. There's real pushback. In Maine leaders fought Real ID for years over privacy concerns Some are still trying to opt out entirely Elsewhere people say it confusing expensive and inconvenient

If you go and try to get it at the DMV, read the documentation

because it's so specific what you need to bring with you. To get a real ID, you must bring documents proving identity

legal presence, state residency, social security number that's in addition to your current driver's license

Boro Johnson is heading to Newark Airport. He's relieved he already has his real ID

About six years, seven years. Which state are you from? Because New York, I don't know, people don't have them

Massachusetts. Now the scramble is on. DMVs across the country are reporting long lines

some booked through the summer. And even if you manage to get an appointment

remember, these real IDs, they have to be mailed to you so you could be waiting for weeks to get yours

Starting May 7th, no real ID or passport means extra TSA screening and you could miss your flight

TSA warns, expect longer waits, delays and frustration. After two decades of delays, this time it's happening

At Penn Station, Duarte Giraldino, Fox 5 News. Got to call on our sources at the DMV

I know. I still got to get mine