>> but now the head of the transportation security administration seems to be giving some ground on the issue. tsa administrator john pistole issued a statement saying they would work to make screening methods as minimal as possible. there is a continueule process of refinement and adjustment to ensure best practices are applied. for pistol it is a significant shift in tone. here is what he said hours earlier. >> no, we are not changing the policies. >> whether the position appeases tsa critics remains to be seen. he didn't mention imminent changes, but at this point, plans for an opt out day are still in the works. the grass rights movement is urging travelers to stop the body scans. they are expected to cause delays since travelers who refuse the body scans must go through more time-comsuming pat downs. >> i don't want people to be inconvenienced and i don't want them to be sexually assaulted by the tsa agents. >> they just don't understand what all the fuss is about. people we talk to say the new screening procedures shouldn't be messed with. >> we want to be safe on an airplane. and

mamamamamamamamamamamamamamamama >>> good evening, despite controversy over them, the head of the transportation security administration says those new and more invasive airport security procedures will not change. and this is after sceners began aggressively patting down passengers. and mark, reaction here at home. >> had a hearing today the head of tsa said there is good reason for heightened airport security. the chief of the transportation security administration says federal agents have been able to smuggle banned yimts through check points so tsa responded with scanners and more aggressive pat downs for those who decline the electronic scans. >> i recognize invasiveness of it and that the threats are real. stake s are high z we must prevail. >> not all members were convinced. >> i won't manhattan my wife to be touched in a way these folks were being touched. >> the tsa chief admits the pat downs are more invasive. >> yes. more invasive than what ways used to. >> he added government continues to receive intelligence suggesting terrorists are intent on smuggling bomb components into planes. alice's son was killed i

. >>> the transportation security administration is trying to reassure passengers who are outraged about the so-called intrusive security screenings at airports. an estimated 24 million people will fly this week for the thanksgiving holiday. those would refuse to go through the full body scanner can expect a patdown. administration officials say travelers headed out of town this week won't be mistreated by tsa agents. president obama is also defending the policy. >>> and police in cambodia are searching for bodies in a river where almost 350 people died in a stampede. panic broke out on a narrow bridge as thousands of people rushed to get off of that bridge. the bridge was the only way to get to the capital, phnom penh. >>> the holiday shopping stampede is just around the corner. sticking to a solid budget always helps. >> reporter: retailer are slow throeing open the doors to holiday shoppers this year trying to draw more in with the opportunity of hitting the aisles before black friday. wal-mart, toys r us and others will open up on thanksgiving day. >> with the store being open, it gi

. >> if the transportation security administration has received 700 complaints. more than 40 million people have traveled. but tsa believes the threat of terrorists targeting flights israel and they say the added security measures are necessary. >> that controversy is not going away anytime soon. >> 53 degrees. >> , source of a super tuesday for the palins, a busy day ahead for the former vice presidential candidate. >> while a letter pounded parts of the midwest. >> while a letter pounded parts of the midwest. >> more bold flavor!onds! more variety! more value! more of what you want... not what you don't. blue diamond almonds. (play-by-play announcer) it's up and it is... good! more than a snack. >>> we are at the martin luther king memorial project. i am dso's it architect with the project. >> good morning, washington. -- i am the assistant architect. >>> time to check on traffic and weather every ten minutes. 6:10. >> house the holiday week shaping up on this tuesday morning. >> it is mild with some areas of rain this afternoon. it's 52 degrees in the district,

yesterday the transportation security administration said to us on this program they are looking for a better way and hoping to find a better way. but right now, this is it. it takes about a gram. one gram and that is the equal of a blue packet, right. that is a gram. it takes about a gram to cause death to people on the plane. work with me for a moment f. one gram were put up next to your private parts which they touch and through the glove and pair of jeans and underwear would the tsa agent feel one gram, a packet of equal or would they feel that? if not, what are we really accomplishing here? the truth is, the facts, just the facts, if someone in the public were to do this to you, that is a felony pure and simple and the only people in this country who are allowed to do this without penalty of law are representatives of the federal government and if you want to fly on a private air carrier, you must go through the federal government and allow them to do to you what a civil doing to you would send them to prison potentially. what we as a nation has to decide and thinking about this

despite the controversy over them, the head of the transportation security administration says those invasive airport security procedures will not change. the complaints came after security screeners began more aggressively patting down passengers. abc 7's mark matthews tonight with what the tsa chief said today and reaction to it here at home. >> the chief of the federal transportation security administration says federal agents have routinely been able to smuggle banned items through security airport check points and so tsa has responded with full body scanners and more aggressive patdown procedures for those who decline the electronic scans. >> i recognize the invasiveness of it. i also recognize that the threats are real, the stakes are high and we must prevail. >> reporter: not all members of the congressional committee were convinced. >> i wouldn't want my wife to be touched in the way that these folks are being touched. >> the tsa chief admits the patdowns are more invasive. >> it was more invasive than what i was used to. >> reporter: he added the government continues to rece

. >>> the head of the transportation security administration is making the rounds on television. he's defending the use of the security pat downs a the the airport as the controversy about the enhance security grows. ktvu alison burns is live in our washington, d.c. newsroom. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, dave. john pistol says the tsa is there to help you to protect you from terrorists getting on a plane but the stories of problems of pat downs at the airport do seem to be getting more dramatic. this is you tube video that shows a young boy with his shirt off getting a pat down in the security line. the boys father took the shirt up to hurry the process along but the people in line the passenger that took this video were outraged that the bay was being singled out by security and then there is the story of the bladder cancer security who had his bag busted in the pat down and had to get on a plane covered in urine. >> this was so embarrassing and humiliating. i wasn't prepared. i don't think anyone is prepared to have it happen in an airport. >> reporter: secre

the transportation security administration reports that many government officials will be exempt from tough policies which include full body scans and, of course, the immediate personal pat downs. they are wonderful. our national correspondent has the news from washington, dc. who gets to skip the procedures and under what circumstances? >>reporter: cabinet levels and top congressional leaders can opt out if they fly with their security guards. the t.s.a. would not say why it makes these exceptions but of course many of the ex. ed government officials have gone through several levels of security clearance already, and people know who they are including f.b.i. background check. and a different angle on airline security: the t.s.a. and the results on a day-to-day basis keeping our airlines safe, a long list of prohibited items that you cannot take on planes from razors to baseball bats and arrows and thousands of illegal items are seized each day by the t.s.a. there is not a day goes by that t.s.a. does not find a couple of guns across the 450 commercial airports, and other items that s

now, the transportation security administration john pistole says he knows some passengers are uncomfortable but at this point, they have no plan to change the screening procedures. >> they had me hold my hands over my head for a little while and to step forward. i didn't realize they were going to do something else. they said you need to hold your hands up because we're going to pat you down and then she started to pat me down. >> you know, go through the machine, get scanned and go on your way. it is ridiculous. people making such a big deal out of this. >> reporter: the tsa has said they will try to make sure these procedures are minimally invasive as possible. although there are still some critics in congress who say that this is really an inefficient way to go. they are pushing for more behavioral observations, also looking more closely at scanning some of the documents. but the president has come out and said that the tsa tells him that these techniques are really the only ones that are going to prevent another christmas day bomber attempt like we had last year. live at reagan national

. >> the head of the transportation securities administration has a message for those vouing to opt out of security measures, including full body scans and patdowns. if they do, they won't fly, appearing before a congressional committee yesterday he urged the public to become quote partners in the fight against terrorism. >>> lisa murkowski appears to be taking a lead over joe miller. still miller's campaign says he is interested in requesting a recount. >>> a rare pink diamond has smashed the record. a london gemstone dealer bought the diamond for $46 million, nearly double the previous record. >>> and now here's an early look at how wall street will kick off. the dow opens at 11,023 after tumbling 178 points, the s&p lost 19 points. taking a loefr at overseas, the hang seng dropped 478. >>> global economic growth sent the markets tumbling yesterday triggering a train rereaction. chinese shares were lower, which set off the global trend yesterday. beijing is readying a plan to reign in the rapid cost of living. in europe, financial leaders will head to ireland to try to figure out if t

and now from washington, what do we expect to hear from the head of the transportation secure administration>>reporter: he is head of the transportation security administration and testifying before the senate homeland security committee and will talk about home terrorisms are changing their methods and types of explosives and they are trying to get ahead of that. here is what the homeland security secretary said yesterday about why the familiar machines could be outdated. >> those went into place in the 1960's and are 50-year-old technology and it would unwise to say, or irresponsible of us at t.s.a. at homeland security department not to evolve our technology to match the changing threat and environment. >>reporter: there could be adjustments to the screening procedure but overall, if people could not like the screening they don't have to fly. >>shepard: what do we know about the opt out day before thanksgiving? >>reporter: we talking about the full body scanning machines that creteed a detailed image of a nude body. a virginia plan is organizing a national opt out day for next wednesday u

. >>> also the head of the transportation security administration says his agency might tweak some ofhe security screenings at the nation's airports to make them as minimally invasive as possible. but any changes to the new hands-on patdowns or full-body scans won't be immediate. >>> rubber from old tires will be a key part of the project to extend bart to san jose. construction crews plan to use at least 250,000 tires ground up in three inch chunks as shock absorbers under the new tracks. bed of rubber will reduce noise and vibration. it will cost $1.5 million less than other noise reduction methods. >>> here's an incentive to take bart if you are flying for the holidays. there will be longer trains and more long-term parking to handle the travelers. the additional service starts the day before thanksgiving along the pittsburg-bay point line which serves sfo. travelers see the extra service again on sunday when everyone is returning. additional shuttles will also be operating to oakland airport. there is more information on our website, cbs5.com, under "links and numbers." >>> if you

. >>> growing frustration with the transportation security administration and what many americans feelre overly obtrusive patdowns and scanning procedures have led several airports across the country to take an alternative route. some 17 airport administrators faced with the challenge of keeping passengers face and tisfied have exercised their right by law to use private security screeners instead of the tsa as long as they follow the same rules and guidelines. one veteran congressman is leading the trend. >> now here's a look at other ories making news early today in america. a group of seattle detectives are accused of failing to notify their superiors of surveillce video that shows an officer kicking a teenage suspect. police say the 17-year-old suspect fled the sne of an undercover drug bust. the video shows an undercover cop cornering and kicking the suspect several times. internal fairs is investigating and the aclu is cling for a civil rights investigation. >>> in washington, surveillance video shows a man taunting a disabled man. the 55-year-old victim of the unprovoked attack is

the transportation security administration calls it secure flight.he tsa requires that domestic travelers out of u.s. airports provide their full name, date and gender. names must match what appears on a government id or passport. the information will be used to check the person flying against the no-fly list. they expect minimal delays. the traveler who is don't comply won't get a boarding pass. how much are you willing to pay to go green? even with big tax breaks, many are not willing to fork over money to buy hybrid cars and other electric vehicles. in the u.s., the number of people who said they are interested drops by half when they learn they typically cost about $5,000 more than the equivalent models with gas engines only. >>> we are learning more about the attempt to move the a's out of oakland. raj mathai caught up with bud selig at last night's world series game and asks him point blank, what's going on? >> the committee is very hard at work and they will report back to me in the future. >> there is quite a delay: >> they have a lot of work

airlines required to submit your name to the transportation security administration for preconvenientingbecause of this, the name on the ticket must match the name on the driver's license exactly. your date of birth and gender being sent to tsa in advance. airlines began implementing requirements in august, 2009. the dead line for full implementation is this month. black friday coming way early. like this weekend. and there is walmart with a early sale, slashing prices on certain tvs until this weechblgtd there are lap tops being sold under $300. analysts predicting a lot more heavy discounts on televisions and electronics as holidays approach them. apparently think that we'll run out of money. so there is going to be a lot of sales. >> good deals. >> excellent. >> thank you. >> only thing that did not cooperate today was giants parade was weather. just stopped at perfect. >> and this wasn't windy or hot. this is perfect and there is great weather. we're going give it to you one more time. tomorrow will be a repeat. then, it's down hill after that. there is a live picture from our emeryv

. >> six members of the transportation security administration will make recommendation for increasing counter security. counterterrorism believes -- >> the examples we've seen, yemen, chicago is just an example on what the world is really dealing with. >> officials say this man, ib bre ham built the bomb. they also believe he built the bomb in the christmas attempt. >>> he didn't want this for the world series either. he set up his big screen tv in the garage so he could watch the game while handing out halloween party and even had homemade beer for the parents. >> that's the fan. >> he had the tv in the wrong side so you would have looked at the tv. >> next year. >> improve on that. >> and a beautiful night for the people out trick or treating. >> a lot of happy trick-or- treaters in the bay area. a lot of clear skies. things are working nicely for halloween. we had lots of sunshine. numbers are starting to run above the average. they are just beginning. clear skies out there right now. we may see a couple of patches of fog developing in some of the north bay valley. tomorrow, off an

the second, a union boy forced by transportation security administration officials in salt lake citya routine part of the new patdown protocol. third, anti-muslim outrage according to certain right wing blogs and media outlets making exception to screening and patdown for women wearing hijabs, women wearing headscarves. >> they want an exemption for muslim women and janet napolitano is considering it. >> when it hits the outrage buttons, made for tv hero, the comments, kids caught in the cross fire, the muslims, you have to wonder about the efficacy. first, don't touch my junk didn't record that on a whim, he's referred to them as groping. as far as the incident with the 6-year-old boy goes, we now know from the tsa the child set off the metal detector last week and it was his father who removed his shirt to speed up the security process. the muslim women getting the special hands-off treatment. >> they want an exemption for muslim women and janet napolitano is considering it. >> tsa said, no one is kpem, everyone subject to the same screening, tsa is sensitive to religious needs but

. >>> the transportation security administration appears to be softening its agree sis -- aggressiveirport patdown policy. the airport screening procedures will be adapted as conditions warrant. he says the tsa will make screening is a minimally invasetive as possible, this comes hours after he said the tsa would not say back full body scans and intimate patdowns which have upset passengers. >> we're not changing the policies, because of the risks that have been identified because of the current threat and strength. >> alan: secretary of state hillary clinton says the government is will aware of the privacy concern being raised by airline passengers but says terrorists are getting more creative. she admitted she herself would not enjoy submitting to a patdown. >> not if i could avoid it. no. i mean, who would? [laughter] >> alan: the patdowns aren't going to disappear anytime soon. the tsa says if airline passengers refused to be screened they will not be able to travel. >>> on tuesday, the santa cruz city council will consider creating a tobacco retail license fee in an effort to co

we'll talk with the head of the transportation security administration, john pistole. >> the bottom line is we need to provide for the best possible security. >>> and tsa critic congressman john micah. >> i'm going after reforming tsa. i can tell you that. >> 'm candy crowley and this is "state of the union." >>> nato set 2014 as the year they want to turn over all security in afghanistan to the afghan government. not soon enough for some but too soon for others for the risky politics and violence in afghanistan may defy a solution for years to come. 655 coalition troops including 451 americans have been killed in afghanistan so far this year. now the deadliest year since the war began in 2001. joining me to discuss the way forward in afghanistan and more admiral mike mullen, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. thank you, admiral mullen for being here. >> good morning. >> preern it. 2014, vice president joe biden was on "larry king" and called it a drop dead date. what does 2014 mean to you? what does that mean? >> i'm encouraged by what happened in lisbon over the weekend. nato, 28 n

. >> head of the transportation security administration admitted to a senate panel ted that the agency's new pat down procedures are more invasive than what most people are used tox john pistol says he understands concerns being raised now but says the government needs to provide the best security. >> it is clearly more invasive. the purpose of that is to detect devices that we'd not seen before. i'm sensitive ask concerned about peoples' privacy concerns. >> he says he gets a pat down at the airport when he flies and offered to have senators experience what those pat downs are like. >> san francisco's nancy pelosi will remain top democrat in the how fast representatives, outdistancing moderate heath shuler of north carolina. to win election as minority leader. the victory came in secret ballotting during a lengthy closed dr door gathering. >> proud to be part of the team. our consensus is that this is about jobs and reducing did he have it and fighting for middle class. >> some democrats wanted pelosi replaced seeing her as partly responsible for rbi republican sweeps of power. and repu

. >> reporter: transportation security administration is responding to passenger complaints about new security measures. the agency send out a press release that says the program is evolving and there could be adjust ments in the future. the statement came after the head of tsa took a pounding about the policies of new full body scans and pat downs. >> we are not changing the policy. >> reporter: admitting she wouldn't want an enhanced pat down. >> not if i could avoid it. no, i mean who would. >> reporter: passenger frustration has grown since the scanners started operating at airports across the country last month. >> i think the body scanners are invasive. i think they show too much and not necessary. >> reporter: a national group calls for a national opt out day on thursday. some travelers say the in inconvenience is a small price for safe safety. >> i would rather give up a little privacy than have something happen on the plane. >> reporter: wjz eyewitness news. >>> tonight apparently there's been a little bit of a change of heart. a new statement from the tsa says that agency wi

the head of the transportation security administration tells congress all the steps at the airport are justified. as pamela brown reports, some passengers are not buying it. >> it is something the tsa says must be done. these photographs prove why. contraband from marijuana to ceramic knives did not make it on board planes because they were caught by full-body scans. >> i think we need to be safe. i'm ok with doing what we need to do to have a safe flight. >> testifying to congress, tsa security chief said under cager -- undercover agents have routinely been able to smuggle contraband through security. the concern is that terrorists can do the same. >> it was largely because we were not been thorough enough in our pat-downs. >> passengers are faced with two good choices -- full-bodied pat- down or full-body scans. >> between the two good choices, i will opt for the stand -- the two choice is, i would opt for the scan. >> it was interested. the padding down deals less invasive. i do not know. >> some passengers understand the new measures. they're still not convinced it will make travel

we're told the transportation security administration chief john pistole called this man sawyer personally today and promised a review of the incident. earlier he noted that the t.s.a. procedures are not necessarily set in stone. >> what i agreed to do is to look at how we can do this type of screening if we can do it less invasively has been the request than i am open to doing that. >> shepard: we're told not to expect any quick fixes that means, of course, thanksgiving threaferls could be in for hassles. our news correspondent steve centanni at reagan's international airport tonight. steve, i guess it could take a while for the t.s.a. to change its patdown procedures? >> well, that's right, because the t.s.a. is saying for now they are not changing their policy. the policy includes those back scanners, full body scanners, if you refuse to go to that do you get the patdown. but they stress only a small number of people are going to find themselves in that position because not every airport across the country has these scanners. in fact,, at this airport there are only four and all across

the transportation security administration costs $7 billion a year and it is going too far.ow asking that the nation's biggest airports fire the government and hire private security contractors instead. the same way things worked before 9/11. we have learned that bwi is considering this plan but no word yet if officials will move forward. the san francisco airport is the only one currently using private security contractors. >>> back to fancy scanners and intrusive pat downs. is the tsa going too far. >> are they just trying to keep us safe. >> reporter: go to the scan, get on the plane and avoid anything like -- well, this here. except now we hear folks are getting those invasive pat downs whenever that scanner sees anything unusual. a tissue in your pocket, a hair pin. anything. the new york times quoted one woman who said she can now look forward to a pat down experience every time she flies because she has an insulin pump for her diabetes. the director is not helping by refusing to get specific about the pat down policy except to say it won't be changing. contrary to pop

at 5:30 why some critics say the transportation security administration should replace workers with private security contractors for the pat downs. and if you are traveling this holiday we are working to make sure you know what you can carry in your luggage and what is off limits. plus early detection is the key in the fight against breast cancer, but tonight there's debate over which procedure works best. we've got the complete details in tonight's health alert. . >>> i work with animals every day to be ensure they are going to have good care throughout the program you're learning how to do it by the book. you get the hands on to put the book knowledge into practice. typically after they have their catheter in we will intubate and prep them and help the doctor. >> we're keeping these students state-of-the-art which the advantage for them is they get to move into the higher quality practices right away. those owners of those practices want to hire them because they are trained with's state-of-the- art. >> it's a very, very rewarding career. >> it makes you feel good to do sure. ea. >>> the

the transportation security administration is speaking out amid growing concerns over the new screening procedures in airports. comments from the head of the tsa point to possible easing of the new policies, but what will that mean, and will it mean any changes for fedup passengers anytime soon? incomes's tracie potts joins us with the latest. >> reporter: good morning, everyone. by now you've probably seen or maybe experience these aggressive new pat-down procedures by tsa. the head of tsa now says that maybe not in time for the holidays this week but down the road there could be some changes. >> she touched the prosthesis. >> reporter: marlene says she was humiliated at the airport. a cancer patient, refused the body scanner and got this instead. >> having the tsa agent then come and cup the breast prosthesis and move it around to confirm it's really there was too humiliating. >> reporter: tsa's chief understands public outrage over the aggressive new hands-forward search but it trying to detect terrorist whose hide bombs in their underwear. >> we're not changing the policies. >> repo

you can see ♪ >>> the transportation security administration has just announce the airline pilots willlowed to skip some physical security checks at airport screenings. a growing uprising over the new patdown security is not going away. withhold travel ramping up, many travellers are finding the intensely personal searches too close for comfort. >> the expressions say it all. americans literally grimacing at airport patdowns. 20 million americans take to the skies for the holiday, a rebellion has broken out at the security line. >> stranger groping you basically. >> wendy calls it sexual assault. >> he came all the way up my arms and between my breasts and up under my breasts and around. and all in silence. >> in northern california san mateo county a new district attorney said he'll prosecute agents that carry out excessive patdowns. the charge: sexual battery. >> if someone to go under someone's blouse and go skin to skin, that's a felony. over the clothing over california law, it's a misdemeanor. >> john wants airports to replace federal workers with private contractors that 17 airp

♪ >>> the transportation security administration has just announce the airline pilots will be allowedome physical security checks at airport screenings. a growing uprising over the new patdown security is not going away. withhold travel rampin up, many travellers are finding the intensely personal searches too close for comfort. >> the expressions say it all. americans literally grimacing at airport patdowns. 20 milli americans take to the skies for the holiday, a rebellion hasroken out at the security line. >> stranger groping you basically. >> wendy calls it sexua assault. >> he came all the way up my arms and between my breasts and up under my breasts and around. and all in silence. >> in northern california san mateo county a new district attoey said he'll prosece agents that carry out excessive patdowns. the charge: sexual battery. >> if someone to go under someone's blouse and go skin to skin, that's a felony. over the clothing over califoia law, it's a misdemeanor. >> john wants airport to replace federal workers with private contractors that 17 airports have already done. >> s

the transportation security administration is speaking out amid growing concerns over the new screening procedures in airports. comments from the head of the tsa point to a possible easing of new policies, but will that mean changes for fed-up passengers any time soon? nbc's brian moore has our report. >> reporter: heading into the busiest holiday travel week of the year the head of the tsa is sending mixed signals about his agency's controversial new screening policy. >> i understand the public debate. i'm sympathetic to it. but -- >> so they're not going to change anything? >> no, not going to change. >> reporter: hours later, administrator john pistole seemed to back down, calling it an evolving program that will be adapted as conditions warrant. he said he's just trying to balance privacy with public safety. >> i've talked to a number of people who said, hey, this is exactly what we need to be doing. >> reporter: not this cancer survivor, she felt an agent handled her prosthetic breast without even asking. >> she wlifted it up and down and left and right and then she said, you're ok

others have sggested privatizing the transportation security administration. >>> the fbi is joining thethreatening letter containing white powder that was sent to the "dancing with the stars" studios. the letter was found in the mail room. preliminary sts show the white substance was talcum powder. a nonhazardous material. the letter is being sent to a lab for further testing. th pouter was reportedly in a piece of n mail for bristol palin. at this point the fbi has not confirmed that. >>> forever homes for nearly t dozen d.c. youth. still to come, we're going to take you to adoption day. >>> chuck bell's here. he's g the thanksgiving forecast. he'll tell us all about it on the other side of the break. >>> dreams came true for more than 20 children in d.c. today. they went from the foster system into families of their own. the 24th annual adoption day ceremony took place at the courthouse in northwest. adoption dcrees were signed by a judge, then the children came up to join their new parents and siblings. barbara harrison again had the honor of introducing the new families. >> this is

this all began when the transportation security administration started rolling out those new body scanners. image machines that see right through your clothes. people who didn't want to go through those machines for whatever reason can choose a patdown. but the patdowns have changed and many travelers complain it is way too personal. and it's not just passengers who are upset now. members of congress also took their complaints straight to the head of the t.s.a. >> i'm, frankly, bothered by the level of these patdowns. i have seen them firsthand in airports in florida. i wouldn't want my wife to be touched in the way that these folks are being touched. i wouldn't want to be touched that way. >> shepard: that's the t.s.a. boss john pistolenks who admitted he found the patdowns more invasive than he wants to. he also said if you don't like them, too bad. i do understand the sensitivities of people, yes. if i'm going to change the policies? no. i think that is what being informed by the latest intelligence, the latest efforts by terrorist to kill our people in the air, no, i'm not going to cha

. >> paul: that was transportation security administration head john pistole. agency enhanced airport security measures. those include full body scanners that see through a passengers coating and more aggressive patdowns by security personnel. we're back with dan henninger and wall street editorial board member dorothy rah bin wits. no question, there's a backlash, but is the tsa doing the right thing here? >> yes, it's doing the right thing and i might also say that janet napolitano distinguished herself for once this week by saying if they don't like it, they don't really have to fly. >> paul: this is the homeland security secretary. >> yes, indeed. one of the nice things. and it's not just a backlash, this is demagoguery having a field day. they are the obsessive do not touch my body parts people. i remember watching on television a man saying i don't want my wife touched this way i don't want to be touched this way. in the unhappy day that his wife's body parts are flying across the sky because a terrorist managed to get something aboard we will see what we

. >> airlines are required to submit your name to the transportation security administration for pre-screeningause of this that name on the airline ticket must exactly match it on the driver's license. birth and gender is sent to tsa. any discrepancy may prevent you from getting on that flight. the deadline for implementation was envy 1st. >> stormy weather has delayed the launch of space shuttle discovery. it was tentatively schedule for tomorrow. they want to see if they can launch in the afternoon. it's now four days late. yesterday, the air force f-16 thunderbirds honored the discovery. >> next at 5:00, the search for a person who is endangering the lives of sea gulls with beer cans. it was fun to watch, cleaning up thousands of pounds of orange and black confetti was a challenge to clean. and we'll continue to bring you the latest on big rig accident that could spell trouble, big problems for the south bay commute. - hello! - ha! why don't you try a home cooked meal... with yummy hamburger helper? oh! tada! fantastically tasty, huh? ummm, it's good. what would you guys like? hamburger hel

. >>> the head of the transportation security administration said airline passengers will still haveo undergo full body scans or additional pat downs even if they object because of their religion. the tsa says people who refuse the enhanced searches on any grounds will not be allowed to board their flights. some religious groups have voiced concerns over violations of modesty and privacy. sikh and muslim groups have also said that members of their faiths are often unfairly targeted by airport screeners. >>> roman catholic cardinals from around the world gathered in rome for a special discussion of key issues facing the church, including the global clergy sex abuse crisis and the persecution of christian minority communities. the meeting came just before this weekend's ceremonies to elevate 24 new cardinals, including two american archbishops. >>> earlier in the week, the us catholic bishops held their annual fall meeting, in baltimore. in a surprise break with tradition, the bishops elected new york archbishop timothy dolan as their new president, rather than the expected choice tucs

senator is calling on the transportation security administration to come clean about how they're conducting invasive new body searches. with less than a week before the thanksgiving travel rush, some passengers are calling for a boycott. here's fox 5's tom fitzgerald. >> reporter: when a tsa agent performs an intense hands on patdown of mike johan's body, the kind of a feeling he won't soon forget. >> the patdown is intrusive. there's no getting around. it. >> reporter: but while mike johan is a frequent flyer, he is also a united states senator from nebraska who just happens to sit on the very committee that oversees the tsa. >> does that worry you where maybe we're at a point here that this is not a vocal minority that, people just think you've overstepped? >> reporter: the senator says the problem is since tsa rolled out its new body scanners that see through clothes, it's told passengers that either get scanned or patted down -- they'd either get scanned or patted down. he got both. >> it was not explained why myself as a senator or why any citizen would have to go through both and inte

. >> reporter: for now, the man in charge of the transportation security administration says he has no plans to back off the new procedures which he calls essential to keep something like an underwear bomb off airplanes but says the patdowns might be modified to make them less intrusive if testing shows they can be just as effective. >> i can't give a timeframe other than to say we're doing this with all due haste and urgency because we know there's a lot of concerns and we know the terrorists are trying to kill us. >> reporter: of the 36 million passengers who have flown since the new rules went into effect, about 2,000 have filed complaints. but a new gallop poll says 71% of frequent flyers think the loss of privacy is worth it to prevent terrorism. >> pete williams at reagan national airport in washington. >>> last weekend probably wasn't a great time for the incoming house speaker john boehner to get spotted by passing tsa security at that very same airport in washington. it was posted on the web and now, after reporters started asking a lot of questions the tsa has admitted a lot

senator is calling on the transportation security administration to come clean about howy that conducting invasive new body searches at the nation's airports. >>> and i with less than a week before the thanksgiving travel rush, some passengers are calling for a boycott of some of the procedures. tom fitzgerald is live tonight with more. >> reporter: you know, washington can be a place of privilege for it. but for all of us, the big thing has been airport security. now, it happened on the security line a few weeks ago and raised fresh questions on capitol hill tonight about who and how people are being searched. the tsa met with -- with hands- on pat down of mike johan's body, the kind of feeling he won't forget. >> the pat down is intrusive. there is no getting around it. >> reporter: while he is a frequent flyer, he happens to sit on the committee of the tsa. >> you think you overstepd? >> reporter: the problem is since tsa rolled out the new body scanners seeing through clothes, it'sel to passengers that get scanned or patted -- it's told passengers to get scanned or patted down and he

transportation security administration says the scans can detect hidden weapons or explosives.according to new cbs poll, four out of five americans support them. >> this is required. so many accidents, so many things happening these days. >> reporter: here is what you need to know. all body images are viewed in private. the assisting officer can't view the image and the officer viewing the image never sees the passenger. also, all pictures are deleted, never stored or printed. >> the alternative might be worse. >> reporter: some travelers are joining a growing number of protesters opting out of full body scans if chosen. they are staging the opt out on one of the busiest travel days of the year, day before thanksgiving. tsa however is not worried. their data shows that number is showing less than 1% of travelers. those that opt out of that are subject to pat down where breasts and private parts will be touched. critics call it nothing more than groping. >> you don't know who you are going to meet. look at the potential to pat you down. >> reporter: here is a low down on pat dow

. >> today the chief of the federal transportation security administration admitted the screenings are invasive and necessary and they are not going anywhere. >> what we have to do is clearly more invasive. the purpose of that is to obviously detect those types of devices that we had not seen before, for example, last christmas. >> the tsa insists last year's so-called underwear bomber would never have made it through security if these measures were in place. alice and others who lost loved ones on september 11th agree. >> all it takes is one violent murder in your family to make you a believer in airport security. >> her son, mark, died while flying on united flight 93. >> thank you touch my junk, i will have you arrested. >> this outraged passenger put his tsaen counter on youtube. he refused a full body scan and pat down. >> that man was protesting having his junk touched. it is a small price to pay when you consider that you are going to fly and be alive when you land. she is with care, council on american islamic relations. she received several complaints from passengers who say t

the backlash against the transportation security administration has grown since the scanner started operating last month. >> i think the body scanners are invasive. i think they show too much and are not necessary. >> reporter: a loosely organized protest on the internet called national opt- out day urges passengers to boycott scanners on wednesday and opt for pat-downs. they take considerably longer and could increase delays on the busiest travel day of the year. secretary of state hillary clinton says security experts are looking for ways to diminish the impact of the new guidelines, admitting she wouldn't want an enhanced pat- down. >> not if i, not if i could avoid it! no, i mean, who would! >> reporter: tsa launched the public awareness campaign to counter the criticism, but don't expect changes any time soon. >> we're not changing the policies because of that, because of the risks that are -- that have been identified because of the current trends. >> reporter: some travelers say the inconvenience is a small price for safety. >> i would rather give up a little privacy than worry about s