earlier this week american airlines told congress tsa delays so far this year have caused 70,000 american airlines passengers to miss their flights and that 40,000 bags were delayed to later flights. smt of the things that we have done in congress to cap the number of screeners, to limit the resources available to this agency are unfair. >> reporter: american airlines did not mention that according to university and government studies last year american airlines bumped almost the same number of passengers from its flights, mishandled 324,000 bags, far more than tsa. so this shows the tsa and the airlines have a lot of work to do as the hyper busy summer travel season gets underway. tom vacar, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> aaa is projecting that nearly 34 million people will be driving to their destinations this memorial day. that's an increase of a little more than 2% over last year. 55% of americans say they're more likely to take a road trip this year due to lower gas prices. gas prices are at some of their lowest levels in years. >>> the fbi would like your help in identify ago man suspected of

back now to "why planes crash." >>> in november 2001 when american airlines flight 587 crashes into adential area, the scars from 911 are still very raw. >> the industry was recovering. traffic was down. people were apprehensive. it was a period of time that, after 40 years of being in the industry, i have never seen before or since. >> i see the plane. the engine fall down. >> two months after the attack, another plane is down. and at first, an act of terrorism is feared. >> we've preliminarily put the city on high alert. we have closed certain things down just to make sure we find out what this is all about. >> former inspector general of transportation, mary schiavo, followed the investigation. >> that was everybody's first thought. but there were a number of, you know, clues, and they came out really quickly that it wasn't because you had -- you know you had the cockpit voice recording. then when they found part of the plane was detached from the plane itself, i mean, we knew right away, because pieces of the plane are just not ever supposed to fall off. >> once terrorism is elimi

and american airlines flight was delayed for two hours until the professor was cleared. 10's andraya cline thomas got reaction. >> reporter: travelers are sounding off after an american iernls flight from philadelphia airport to syracuse was ready to take off thursday evening when it went back to the gate. it was actual he a passenger's suspicions about her a university professor she allegedly thought posed a threat. the professor is an internationally recognized economist. he was on his way to a speaking engagement in ontario canada and working on math equations. the woman quote thought he was a terrorist because she was writing strange things on a pad of paper. >> obviously people have a very great fear which overwhelms their ability to think. >> fear with him removed from the plane, questioned and eventually cleared by authorities. delaying the flight for two hours. >> i think she should have asked him what he was doing first. >> the statement american airline confirmed that a passenger expressed concerns about another customer's behavior and apologized for the delay.

american airlines flight 965 is about to begin its descent to colombia.proach's is through a narrow corridor in one of the world's tallest mountain ranges. 155 paern passengers are on boa. they are eager to be reunited with relatives waiting for them at the airport. >> you could just tell everybody was excited because this was a christmas back home flight. >> air traffic control clears flight 965 to descend to 15,000 feet and proceed. they instruct flight attendants to prepare for landing. then air traffic control offers and the captain accepts a runway change that will speed up their arrival time. first officer don williams says he will have to scramble to get down in time for the shorter approach. >> modern jets are so aerodynamically efficient, one of the greatest challenges in flying them is getting them down and getting them to slow down. speed brakes or flight spoilers are devices used to help increase the descent rate to help it slow down. >> the captain deploys 965's speed brakes and types in the navigation computer the letter r for roso, the code

senior vice president of customer experience at american airlines testifying on behalf of airlines for america. thank you for inviting me here to discuss the impact tsa security lines is having on our customers. there is nothing more important than the safety and security of passengers, employees, and cargo. for the plaintiffs are the frustrated and angry. implement solutions to the pressing problem of excessive wait times. last year programs that have been in place to drive efficiency and increase security throughput were eliminated without adding resources. the result isthe result is a screening process causing unacceptably long security lines and a frustrated public. our discussion reveals the other contributing factors. first it appears tsa did not address the staffing models after screening protocols are changed and tsa is experiencing abnormally high attrition is unable to obtain transportation security officers at tso's. a systemic slowdown in passenger processing resulting in the laser missed flights. year to date more than 70,000 american airlines customers have missed flights

nbc 10 has some reaction. >> travelers are sounding off after an american airlines flight from philadelphia'sernational airport to syracuse was ready to take off thursday evening when it went back to the gate. it was first thought to be a passenger's illness was a suspicious about a university of pennsylvania professor she allegedly thought posed a threat. >> i think it's a sad state of commentary on how suspicious we are of one another. >> the professor is an internationally recognized economist. he was on his way to a speaking engagement in ontario, can dashgs and working on math ee wags that's were part of the presentation. the woman thought he was a terrorist because he was writing strange thing onz a pad of paper. >> obviously, people have a very great fear which overwhelms their ability to think. >> he was removed from the plane, questioned, and eventually cleared by authorities. it delayed the flight for two hours. >> i think she should have asked him what he was doing first. >> that statement american airlines confirmed that a passenger expressed concerns about another customer's beha

so the american airlines flight he was taking was delayed for two ours. the professor was eventually cleared after some simple questions. it's a story that's got a lot of people talking. nbc 10s andrea kline thomas went to the airport for some reaction. >> reporter: travelers are sounding off after an american airlines flight from philadelphia's international airport to syracuse was ready to take off thursday evening when it went back to the gate. it was first thought to be a passenger's illness, was actually her suspicion about a university of pennsylvania professor she allegedly thought posed a threat. >> i think it's a sad state of commentary on how suspicious we are of one another. >> reporter: the professor is an internationally recognized economistist. he was on his way to a speeching engageent in ontario, canada, and work math equation that's were part of his presentation. the woman thought he was a terrorist because he was writing strange things on a pad of paper. >> obviously, people have a very great fear which overwhelms ability to think. >> re

where in theicular the airlines -- american airlines have accused them of getting government subsidiesnd getting an unfair advantage as they grow. it is also about the open skies agreements which were made at the time these are very small airlines. matt: i wanted to get into that question on qatar and now let me get back to the regularly scheduled program. saudi arabia and their holdings, it does not look like that big of a stake when you look at, they have a little over $100 billion. ireland has $250 billion in treasuries. the saudis are not massive investors in the u.s. economy really. riad: they are not massive investors according to the data in terms of treasuries. they do invest in other assets in the u.s., however these numbers were not completely surprising because the data before showed that all of the eight opec countries together had about $280 billion. --was reasonable to consider to assume saudi arabia would have a sizable chunk. if you look at the development is the most interesting part of it to me, it is linked to the oil prices. the higher the oil prices went, the highe

there is a representative from american airlines. have you been able to work by way of getting your concerns to t.s.a.? should we have a better or different protocol? ms. philipovitch: we've been working with admiral neffenger. we're working in collaboration with the t.s.a. and also promoting many of the actions that t.s.a. is suggesting and already taking and also the actions that are contained in chairman katko's proposed legislation which we're in favor of as well. ms. jackson lee: which means you would be willing to pay for overtime for t.s.o.'s? ms. philipovitch: you know, right now we really want to get more transparency into the staffing model and understand how resources are being deployed. we need to make sure that we have an analytical model that puts resources where they need to be to meet the peak demands of our customers. ms. jackson lee: and i agree with you. and more flexibility with the f.s.d.'s, would that be helpful? ms. philipovitch: in cooperation with the airline partners, yes. ms. jackson lee: would you join wit

philadelphia international airport american airlines and market place philadelphia along with hospitality group, otg are transforming the dining experience in terminal b. the hope is to create a travelers delight. >> it will be a philadelphia experience and nothing else can compare to this. >> we are reimagining every inch of the terminal. turning every gate area into a lounge. >> it will give the terminal operated by american airlines a major facelift, with comfort and great food with celebrated chefs and fresh local ingredients. >> so the ground experience is part of your journey. what we aim to do is have our customers say we want to go to the airport early rather than need to go early. >> it will have cafes and stores, passengers day to day business will not be inter upted. we plan on doing most of the work at night. >> and now architects and designers are turning it into the wow factor. it's expected to be done in 18 months and travelers will have access to 100,000 ipads. >> they will have so much fun in the hold room -- >> all right back out live, it sounds exciting, we are told tha

did not mention that according to university and government studies, last year american airlines itself bumped almost the same number of passengers from its flights. it mishandled 324,000 bags, and that's far more than tsa. so i guess this shows that the tsa and the airlines and the airlines both have to work to do better as the hyper busy summer travel season gets underway. tom vacar, ktvu fox 2 news. >> tom, do they recommend a time of day that may be better than other times to try to fly, like early in the morning or late at night? >> there's just so much traffic these days that all of those old rules simply don't apply. obviously if you fly late at night, if you're taking a red ice, there are going to be a lot less people, but in morning that's when many commuter flights ramp up. i would certainly say evening is the bert time to go, but not a lot of airplanes leave at night unless they're going on very far trips, and that would normally be a red eye to the east coast or to some other foreign nation. >> tom thank you. >>> we are now interest a month -- we are now a month into

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o'hare, the situation reached crisis point on sunday, may 15, where without adequate staffing american airlines reported 543 passengers were impacted by long lines. united airlines experienced 37 flight delays and rebooked over 4,300 passengers, many of which, as you noted, chairman, stayed overnight at the airport sleeping on cots. mayor rahm emanuel worked with key officials from dhs, tsa, and members of chicago's congressional delegation to secure immediate resources for the city. tsa sent in optimization teams, they committed to add 58 officers to o'hare, converted over 160 part timers to a full time duty, increased overtime and provided by eight additional canine teams to o'hare from around the country. we greatly appreciate administrator neffenger's responsiveness and that resources arrive sod quickly for o'hare. we are working to ensure similar promise responses to the needs and concerns at midway airport. this response was possible because congress approved tsa's reprogramming request and we were grateful to you for taking that quick action. to ensure transparency, we will be releasing

i the senior vice president of am customer experience at american airlines, testifying on behalf of airlinesor america. thank you for inviting me here today to discuss the impact t.s.a. security lines is having on our customers. there's nothing more important to the airline industry than the safety and security of our passengers and employees and cargo. we have never seen t.s.a. wait times that affect airlines and passengers throughout the united states like we've seen in recent months. without immediate leadership and innovation, the 231 million americans that will board a plane this summer will be frustrated and angry. we are working collaboratively with the t.s.a. to develop and implement solutions to the pressing problem of excessive wait times. last year programs that had been in place to drive efficiency and increase security were eliminated without adding resources required to support longer passenger processing times. the result is screening processes that's causing unacceptably long security lines and a frustrated flying public. our discussions with t.s.a. revealed three other contr

times. >> reporter: on thursday american airlines senior vice-president carrie philipovitch said more than 40,000 checked bags have missed flights because of screening delays. >> it appears tsa does not adjust staffing model after screening protocols were changed. >> this is unreal. >> reporter: as we saw last week at chicago's midway airport patients is already running thin as wait times have surpassed two hours. the nation's airports are worried that it will if the worse as travelers start taking summer vacations. now, because of the summer travel season means more people are flying there are fewer open seats. so if somebody misses a flight today, airlines say it could be saturday or even sunday before they are able to be reaccommodated on another flight. chris van cleve for cbs news, reagan national airport, virginia. >>> new developments in the search for missing egyptair flight 80 46789 signal from the plane's emergency beacon is helping search teams nature he down where it likely crash in the mediterranean last week this signal is different from the locate or pings emitted from

kerry with american airlines says customers are fed up. >> year-to-date more than 70,000 american airlines customers have missed flights due to excessive wait times. >> reporter: a new poll shows more than 20% of those surveyed are changing or canceling their summer travel plans because of the delays. but not everyone we talked with worried about the long lines. >> speeding things up becomes a major issue. and our safety is a little more important. >> reporter: tsa officials say the biggest problem is they need to hire and train more screeners meaning long lines at some airports could last throughout the summer. nearly 450 million passengers have been screened this year. that's up 57 million, or 12%, over last year. and the tsa is doing it with 5800 fewer screeners than in 2011. but congressman buddy carter says outsourcing would solve the problem. >> i'm convinced that the private industry can do this just as well with oversight with tsa and save money and improve customer service. >> reporter: 22 airports across the nation have privatized the screening process including san francisco int

. >>> a tlet against an american airlines -- a threat against an american airlines jet was deemed non-credible yesterday morning. the twin engine jet with 80 on board was flying from houston to los angeles. the threat came via a phone call to houston. the jet landed safely in l.a. and was moved to a remote location as a recaution. >>> the nfl commissioner says he hasn't seen a congressional report saying the league tried to improperly report effects of concussions. >> to make progress, to make the game safer for our employers at the nfl level but also future players and at all levels of football. we have to do it for our retired players. >> meanwhile, doctors say former nfl star bubba smith had a degenerative disease linked to trauma. 90 players studied had cte. >>> scientists weigh in in the deflategate scandal. tom brady gets support from experts at mit and stanford. >>> a dream come true for a paralyzed father at his daughter's wedding. this is the "cbs morning news." tomorrow is not a given. but entresto is a medicine that helps make more tomorrows possible. ♪ tomorrow, tomorrow... ♪ i lov

. >>> tense moments on an american airlines plane when a bird strike took out engines and fortsz eforce a couple heard the loud bang and they thought the worst. >> just goes right overhead, just like that one right there. and it was just making this crazy noise and i thought, man, that sucker's going down. >> american airlines tells us no injuries were reported. bird strikes have become a major issue in recent years. >>> we told you president obama was looking at homes in the sheridan, colorado neighborhood and now we're looking at where he will take his family. and it's not too shabby. take a look. this was first reported by politico. now several media outlets say the obamas are planning to move here into this mansion. it is in the calla ram made neighborhood. politico says the house has nine bedrooms, 8 1/2 booths, and that it was previously sold for about $5.3 million. it's got something like room for ten cars. >> i still don't understand why you need a nine bedroom house for two people. kids are going off to school. >> well, he needs a few happen caves. >>> we're only a few days fro

they were in new york city in 2001 when an american airlines plane crashed in queens.y were just a few blocks away from that. >> what are the chances of somet again? you get used to hearing the planes. when you've had that experience, any noise out of the ordinary causes panic. >> reporter: the plane did eventually land safely. reagan national officials confirm it happened on a flight headed to memphis. bird strikes have become a major issue in recent years. over 13,000 alone reported in 2014 according to the faa. the most famous bird strike incident the miracle on the hudson where former captain sully sullenberger landed his u.s. airways plane in the hudson river after both engines were knocked out. back here in d.c., they're just happy to hear the regular rumble of jets. and more rumbling of the jets here at reagan national airport as you see another plane taking off. so tell us there were 44 passengers and 3 crew members on that plane yesterday. >>> new calls for change after the news4 i-team discovered capitol hill is not nearly as family friendly as some would loo

. >>> american airlines plans to hire additional workers to get passengers through security more quicklynouncement came today after members met with officials behind close doors. lawmakers demanded to know why security lines are so long. one senator called for the tsa chief to step down if the problem isn't fixed. experts say 231 million people are expected to fly this summer. that surpasses last year's record. >>> but there is also some exciting news coming out of philadelphia international airport. work will soon begin on a massive upgrade of terminal "b," which hasn't seen much modernization since it opened in the 1960s. a joint project by the airport, american airlines, which has exclusive activity in terminal "b," marketplace philadelphia, and the hospitality group otg will bring exciting food choices and huge ipad stations to 15 gate areas. the entire terminal will be redesigned. work will begin in the fall. >>> google is launching several new products to compete with rivals like facebook, amazon and apple. at a convention today, the internet giant unveiled google home. it is a voi

american airlines says it wl spend four-milli >>> as the tsa comes under fire for longer security lines, american airlines says it will spend $4 million on contractors to help passengers get through checkpoints faster. southwest is asking its employees to help move the lines along. >> we can't do their job for them but we can at least lend a hand if it's not a security-specific position. >> last week congress approved $34 million to hire additional tsa officers and to pay overtime to manage the long lines. industry analysts predict 95,000 more people will travel per day this summer compared to last year. >>> no karnow problem. soon you won't need one at some atms. bank of america is starting cardless atm service at a few bay area locations. you will need a smartphone with google's mobile payment service android pay. you will be able to make all the normal transactions, withdrawals, deposits and transfers. >> at the end of the day it's just going to be part of life and nothing surprises me and i think we are heading in that direction. >> bank of america plans to roll out card less bankin

earlier this week, american airlines told congress tsa delays so far this year have caused 70,000 american airlines passengers to miss their completes and that 40,000 bags were delayed to later flights. some of the things that we have done in congress to cap the number of screeners, to limit the resources available to this agency are unfair. >> reporter: they did not mention that according to university and government studies, last year, american airlines bumped almost the same number of passengers from its flights, mishandled 324,000 bags, far more than tsa. so this shows that tsa and the airlines have a lot of work to do as the busy summer travel season gets underway. ktvu fox 2 news. >>> tracking the temperatures. tomorrow, we'll warm again. today's high was 84. tomorrow's high 87. so there's a 3 degree bump. san francisco, 66 on your friday. on saturday, 72. live moore 87 goes to 90, you get the idea. it's going to keep warming into the weekend. tomorrow is going to see mid up ander 80s with 90s. patchy fog trying to comb. we have a few high clouds overhead. the winds are basically --

> an american airlines flight delay over math. listen to this, a woman mistaking this italian pan for a terrorist. she alerted the flight attendant in a note after she saw him writing down equations. they pulled the ivy league professor off the plane for questioning. he later said he was working on a math problem for a speech he was writing. >> trevor: you know what people, i get it. i get it. we fear what we do not understand. and i don't know lhat the [bleep] that is. in fact, in her defense, if you go in closer, it kind of looks like c4 equals kaboom. what does that say, what does that say. this only goes to show, the only thing americans fear more than terrorism is math. like you just think the odds of dying in a terror attack are so high because you don't know how to calculate the odds. and you know what, i don't blame americans for thinking math is scary. i mean after all you do learn it from a vampire. so this is one of those things that is understandable. what is so funny about flying now is you can use the fear of terrori

japan airlines flight 123, american flight 191, aloha flight 243.n a plane has a design flaw, as in the case of united flight 811. but those flights are the exception, not the rule. every day, 3 million passengers do land safely. >> i'm asked often, what's the most dangerous part about flying? and quite literally, it's the drive to the airport. >> but for those who survive airplane accidents or whose relatives didn't, those kinds of statistics are of little comfort. they've seen and felt the consequences of structural failure firsthand. >> we have manufacturers that make incredible machines -- cars, elevators, airplanes, trains. and when you get on these elevators and these trains and these airplanes, you expect them to work. but once that faith in machine is shaken, you have this cynical thought. you know the "question authority" bumper sticker? i suggest one, "question technology," and put it on your suitcase. >>> it was as if we were in the middle of a fireball. >> two months after 9/11, an airbus crash, its tail breaking off. >> how much blood h

the american airlines flight he was taking was delayed for two hours. professor was cleared after some simple questions. it's a story that has a lot of you talking. andrea kline thomas has some reaction. >> travelers are sounding off after an american airlines flight from philadelphia's international airport to syracuse was ready to take off thursday evening when it back to the gate. it was first thought to be a passenger's illness was actually her suspicious about a university of pennsylvania professor she thought posed a threat. >> i think it's a sad state of commentary on how suspicious we are of one another. >> the professor an internationally recognized economist and he was on his way to a speaking engagement in ontario, can dashgs and working on math equation that's were a part of his presentation. the woman "thought he was a terrorist because he was writing strange things on a pad of paper." >> obviously, people have a very great fear which overwhelms their ability to think. >> he was removed if the plane, questioned, and eventually cleared by au

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at least 6,400 american airlines passengers missed their flights at the nation's top 20 airports.that's in just the last week. >> we are trying to work with the tsa. this is an effort to help flag to the tsa where the massive wait times are. >> reporter: melanie hinton with airlines for america, a trade association representing several major air carriers, created that hashtag. >> let your fellow passengers know if you have an excessive wait time. >> reporter: earlier this month the three new york-area airports joined seattle and atlanta in threatening to drop the tsa for private screeners. >> there will be wait times. >> reporter: friday secretary of homeland security jeh johnson said the tsa is looking to hire hundreds more screeners and will authorize overtime for tens of thousands of officers. but that may not be enough. as the peak summer travel rush arrives. >> three hours is not ideal. we want to reduce that as much as possible without compromising the safety of the american public. >> reporter: so how did we get here? well, congress capped the number of tsa screeners, think

american airlines executive testifying before congress says so far this year 70,000 american airliness and 40,000 of the airlines checked bags have missed flights. the statement made at a congressional subcommittee hearing after hundreds of people ended up on cots and blankets because the tsa security lines in chicago caused this em to miss their flights. that was one day may 15th. tsa spokesperson says if you are going to fly this weekend be the early bird. >> first thing you should do is get to the airport early. get to the airport at least two hours before domestic flights. that gives you enough time to find parking. you are not the only one flying. there will be a line when you have to check your bags when you get your boarding passes when you get in the rest room and then you have to check in. there will be a little waiting all t all of the way around. >> 10 percent of americans are planning to take to the skies this weekend. either with a i you slice it, i hope where you are going is going to be finun. getting there is not going to be fun. >> other news. the teenaged girl home a

airline stocks. he showed you american. as we look at airlines, fuel has gotten a lot cheaper.ed, continental are holding steady. some of these are regionals, wouldn't apply. >>> to amazon, skyrocketing, not stable, no stopping amazon, the company touched another all-time high. hi, lori, tell us more. >> reporter: you have this record from amazon. this is like the fourth lifetime high for the year. a record high in the session today. the last time amazon hit a record was just three weeks ago. how about that? according to a new report, one in five users are blocking ads when web browsing on the mobile devices, according to priority data, which is the company that tracks smartphone apps, that works out to almost get this, 420 million users worldwide. mobile ad blockers are prevalent in emerging markets, rely mostly on smartphones. >>> check this out. spacex friday landed third consecutive rocket on a ship in the atlantic. this was after the falcon 9 rocket successfully launched a communication satellite into orbit. get you back to liz claman and "countdown to the closing bell." m

nationwide, american airlines said the tsa's problems have cost tens of thousands of customers to miss their flights. dfw, atlanta, lax and miami. minneapolis, st. paul airport, the director is now a government whistleblower who says moral among checkpoint screeners at is rock bottom. >> poor leadership, lack of accountability, lack of a plan b for this summer, and lack of trust. >> reporter: a new hire earns between 15 and $24 an hour, depending on experience, location and whether they're full or part-time. since january, every hire is sent to the academy in georgia for two weeks of intense training. while the tsa union claims 6,000 new screening officers are needed asap, tsa headquarters said 2,000 graduate every week. yet 117 quit each week. meanwhile, at the airports -- >> i've never seen anything like this. this is just -- somebody needs to get their act together. >> reporter: the lines grow longer. >>> it gets worst, the summer travel gets underway. the lines will likely only get longer. >>> well, an alarming new study on heart taxes in the u.s. suggests half of the people who ha

are adjusting them and they said on friday they are dealing with the problems. >> the airlines themselves. americanare adding workers for nonscreening duties. and delta plans to redesign the screening lanes, many are the epitome of inefficiency and they are crazy. so aren't the airlines to blame, not just tsa, for not recognizing the problems sooner and now taking aggressive action but it is way too late? >> they are taking ark greszive action and there is crisis. they had the concerns for a while. we did many roundtables and speaking with him and the airlines, we found out that the airlines in the airports need major staffing. but tsa was not in the game. >> we are up against a hard break. thank you for being with us. best luck. >>> go big or go home. could donald trump be too big for the republican national convention? i am patty ann brown in for julie banderas and this is it the fox report. new tonight, sources inside of the trump come pain are telling fox news that the presumptive nominee is is looking into giving his nomination address in a large sports stadium. one that is far bigger than the

adam: so the economic crisis in venezuela continues to grow worse, and now latin american airline latam lufthansa will suspend flights to venezuela due to the worsening economic situation. morgan, let me ask you, you can't get out now, you are trapped in venezuela unless you come up with the cash to get on aeromexico or american airlines, two flights daily. that's it to miami. the people are trapped. >> if you want to fast-forward what a bernie sanders presidency would look like, this is case in point. what socialism has done to venezuela, if you want to pay for your airline fee, you can't pay for it in the local currency. adam: u.s. dollars. >> needs to be in u.s. dollars. >> this disaffects everybody who doesn't have money hanging around. adam: you are not hoarding the bolivars. >> i think i would go short on the currency right now. adam: pete, it is often hollywood's left-wing likes to champion the causes of hugo chavez, he is now dead, brought about socialism, should sean penn, oliver stone, danny glover, be held accountable and help the people? >> they point to it and say this is i

en abril unos 1000 pasajeros perdieron su vuelo con american airlines. >> trato de no pensar en eso,cidente de carro que de aviÓn. >> estÁ sucediendo cada vez mÁs, y las estadÍsticas estÁn subiendo. reportero: ningÚn grupo terrorista hasta el momento se ha hecho responsable de la desapariciÓn de la aeronave. enrique: siguen las largas filas y demoras en aeropuertos del paÍs. representantes de agencia de seguridad enfrentan falta de seguridad con un aumento del volumen de pasajeros en esta Época del aÑo. piden ayuda de los pasajeros para agilizar el proceso. viviana Ávila explica lo que puede hacer para tener una experiencia mÁs placentera. >> momentos en que la agencia de transporte estÁ en el ojo del huracÁn, por el caos vivido en varios puntos del paÍs. dijeron que se podrÍa reducir el tiempo con la colaboraciÓn pasajeros. en un simulacro en el aeropuerto de chicago, 10 funcionarios personas pasaron sin tener en sus manos elementos prohibidos. para comprobar el tiempo de espera cuando en sus maletas colocaron botellas, armas. >> podemos procesar a 10 pasajeros se en un minuto y 50

that's just on american airlines. erican reps will testify on capitol hill tomorrow as the tsa works to reduce wait times at the nation's airports. one of the problems is the numbers. in the past five years, the tsa has lost 2500 screeners. 100 million more people are flying. the agency says it's making progress, including testing new automated systems to speed up those lines. >> tsa is dedicated to ensuring better efficiency and remaining focused on our counterterrorism mission. we can and will not compromise on the security of the traveling will sit down with matt lauer to talk about the problems. you can hear what he has to say on "the today show" tomorrow on nbc4. >>> a 90-year-old man from d.c. becomes a social media sensation. in the time it took him to take a nap. the world war ii veteran posted a question on-line, took a snooze and woke up to find a world of strangers who wanted to connect with him. angie goff has his story. >> reporter: there are some things that ron laker has done the same way for decades. >>

nationwide, so far this year, american airlines says that tsa's problems have cost tens of thousands to miss their flights. o'hare stops american's list followed by dfw, atlanta, l.a.x. and miami. at minneapolis-st. paul airport, the security director is a government whistle-blower. he said morale is at rock bottom. >> poor leadership, lack of accountability, lack of trust. >> reporter: a new tsa hire earns between $15 and $24 an hour, and whether they're full or part-time. since january, every hire is sent to the new tsa academy in georgia. for two weeks of intense training. while the tsa union claims 6,000 new screening officers are needed asap, tsa headquarters says 200 new recruits graduate from the academy every week. yet 117 quit each week. meanwhile, at the airports -- >> i have never seen anything like this. this is just -- somebody needs to get their act together. >> reporter: the lines grow longer. >> that was nbc's tom costello reporting. it gets even worse as the summer travel season gets under way, the lines will only get longer. so pack your patience. >>> and an alarming

airlines flight from >> reporter: travelers are sounding offer after an american airlines flight fromady to take off thursday evening when it went back to the gate. what was first thought to be a passenger's illness was actually her suspicion about a university of pennsylvania professor she allegedly thought posed a threat. >> i think it's a sad commentary on how suspicious we are of one another. >> reporter: the professor is an internationally recognized economist, he was on his way to a speaking engagement in ontario and was working on math equations that were a part of his presentation. the woman, quote, thought he was a terrorist because he was writing strange things on a pad of paper. >> obviously people have a very great fear which overwhelms >> reporter: he was questioned and eventually cleared by authorities. it delayed the flight for two hours. >> i think she should have asked what he was doing first. >> reporter: american airlines confirmed that a passenger expressed concerns about another customer's behavior and apologized for the delay. >> pretty unfortunate, but i think t

most telling number coming from american airlines which says it itself, one airline, american, has already seen 70,000 miss their flights this year. one airline, you can imagine how that ripples across the entire airline industry. at the same time the tsa admits it is dealing with 100 million more passengers than a few years ago and it's about 5,000 to 6,000 tsos, transportation security officers short, compared to where it should be. the tsa administrator on the "today" show this morning told matt and savannah they are making progress but it is slow going. >> what i'm focused on is getting people moving efficiently through. i think if they can help us enforce the one plus one rule that's very important. if you can reduce pressure at the check points -- >> with all due respect, if they drop first bag fees, would the lines get shorter? >> i don't know there's a direct correlation but there is a correlation people carrying prohibited items and slowing down checkpoint. >> that's kind of critical, he's talking about not only liquids and gels but people are still trying to smuggle through recor

the american airlines flight from silly to syracuse went back to the gate.n a statement, american airlines confirmed that a passenger expressed concerns about another customer's behavior. >> i think they should have asked him what he was doing first. >> he was removed from the plane, questioned, and then eventually cleared. the internationally recognized economic professor was preparing for a speech and was working on math equations that were part of his presideentation. >>> all right. it is mother's day. this is a at the breakfast preparations that are happening right now at the christ like pleasant green faith baptist church in north philadelphia. looks like they're getting some eggs together, beating up eggs, there bacon ready. that's right. the men of the church here are making their annual mother's day breakfast. they're trying to give the mom a break. they want to honor all of the mothers in their church for the hard work that they do every day. >> yeah, come to think of it, i didn't get my mother's day breakfast in bed. hopefully you are. hopefully yo

or have the 50 american airline passengers missing flights yesterday because security lines taking hoursh. the troubled nightmare being blamed i'm not enough tsa agents and more people find. the agent we shed screeners in recent years have got a lot of people would sign up for the preacher program. that didn't happen. they only got approval from congress to higher 800 replace it. plastic, security secretary jeh johnson told fliers to be patient and some flyers say the security risks are worth the wait. >> directing to do their job correctly all the time? no. but are they necessary? they keep us safe and we won a close look at what people take on board. lauren: airlines expect a record number of flyers. the moral day right around the corner. we've got to show you this video. the world's largest airplane. an estimated 20,000 people turned out to see this land for the first time in australia. a russian plane with 600 tons in may are using it to transport massive cargo around the world. this plane was carrying a 117 todd generator from prague. someone must be no point use a generator for her