john tyner will be joining me right here live here on cnn.r your take, the stand timer is taking and whether you feel his argument has any weight and if you could put yourself in his shoes, would you have done anything different had you found yourself in the same situation. >>> next, two gators, one cat, who do you think comes out on top? you've got to see this. that's next. fe's great question. and while it can never be fully answered, it helps to have a financial partner like northern trust. by gaining a keen understanding of your financial needs, we're able to tailor a plan using a full suite... of sophisticated investment strategies and solutions. so whatever's around the corner can be faced with confidence. ♪ northern trust. look ahead with us at northerntrust.com. >>> you know, deer are not particularly dangerous animals, unless they pick a rather unlikely place to play the ultimate game of tag, you're it. you've got to see this. two deer wreak havoc in niagara falls. the deer, there they go. there's they used the front door. imagine if

john tyner says look they have a right to be angry. listen. >> you know, if people are concerned about bombs being brought on planes, the t.s.a. has bomb sniffing dogs and machines. both of those can trace very minute traces of explosives. i don't see why those are in greater use. >> john tyner could be facing a $10,000 fine from the t.s.a., shep. >> shepard: much more on this to come no doubt. trace, thank you. now to the fox news exclusive, we reported just a few moments ago that the north carolina democrat keith schuyler, representative shull ler will follow through on campaign promise. >> apparently no one else has stepped forward so i will put my name in the hat and bebl able to run for minority leader. >> shepard: we will explain what that means and what it could mean as members of congress head back to katie couric for the start of the lame duck session. team fox coverage now mike emanuel tracking the tax cut debate. molly henneberg on the start of the ethics trial for congressman charlie rangel. first to carl cameron on this ch

. >> if you touch my junk, i will have you arrested >> john tyner canceled his flight.ngers --one aviation expert says it takes about two minutes for pat-downs and it could slow security lines for everyone else. the gsa says it could find john tyner up to $11,000 for failing to complete the federal screenings -- the tsa. boback to you. >> thank you. >>> in the days ahead, a senate panel will meet today to talk about how to close the gap in erica carr security -- in air cargo security. witnesses will include the tsa administrator and the customs and border control commissioner. >>> new york congressman charles rangel, whether he violated house rules is being discussed. the democrat faces 13 allegations of financial and fund raising misconduct. if the panel finds that he broke house rules, he would likely face a house vote deploring his conduct. >>> lawmakers will have to pass a bill to keep the government running. \ and he will have to decide whether to extend the bush tax cuts. congress will look at extending unemployment benefits, and giving a $250 check to social secu

seems to have an invidable attraction ♪ ♪ she reaches in and grabs right ♪ ♪ hold of your heart >> john tynerng the advanced imaging full body scan, the tsa agent notified him he would receive a patdown. john recorded on his cell phone camera what happened next. >> okay, i'm going to be doing a standard patdown on you today using my hands, going like this along your body. also, we're going to be doing a groin check. that mean i am sorry going to place my hand on your hip and the other hand on your inner thigh and slowly go up. i'm going to do that two times in the front and two times in the back and if you would like a private screening we can make that available for you also. >> we can do that out here, but if you touch my junk, i'm going to have you arrested. >> since that time, it's been viewed on youtube and tsa announced that john faces fines up to $11,000. join meg now, the man who recorded that video, john tyner, and civil liberties tallest and loudest ally comedian penn jillette. what are you charged with here? how do you face a fine of $11,000? >> there haven't actually been any char

it's kind of invasive. >> reporter: john tyner avoided the patdowns. but he may pay the price.tsa says he can be fined up to $11,000 for failing to complete a federal screening. rob and revinita? >> so many of us are flying next weekend. the question is, will the new measures mean it will take us even longer to get to the gate? >> reporter: one travel experts say the body scans take about 30 seconds. the new kind of patdowns are looking more like two minutes. if more people opt out of the scans or decide to protest the system altogether, they really say there's a chance it can slow things up for everybody else. as for janet napolitano, she said yesterday she regrets there's a growing resistance among travelers against these new security measures. >> thanks, emily. >>> in other news, now, the controversial energy drinks that combine alcohol and caffeine could be the subject of an fda warning as early as today. brands including four loko, have been linked to several deaths. and are now being banned in an increasing number of states. "the new york times" reports the fda is linking

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. >> reporter: john tyner was boarding a flight in san diego on saturday when he was asked to go through one of the tsa's new body scanners. he said no. >> i opted out. they walked me around, and explained to me that they were going to do a pat down. >> reporter: tyner refused that, too, recording his exchange with the agent on his cell phone. >> i don't understand how a sexual assault can be made a condition of my flying. >> this is not. this is not considered a sexual assault. >> it would be if you weren't the government. >> reporter: that video went viral and overnight he became the public face of passenger frustration. >> i don't know. i think it invades a little privacy. >> but i'd rather be intimate and we get on the plane safely than not. >> reporter: travelers complain that the scanners show too much, revealing body parts through clothing. and they say the pat-downs are invasive, and humiliating. passengers have been complaining about the new security procedures here at l.a.x. and other airports since they went into effect in july. but with recent cargo bomb incidents, and holida

and john tyner says that will probably not happen but he gets the point. listen. people are concerned about bombs being brought on planes the t.s.a. has the bomb sniffing dogs and they can detect minute traces of explosives. i don't see why those are not wider in use. >>trace: and we talked about the new pat downs they are no longer with the backs of the hand but they use the fronts of their hands which is why it is very controversial. >>shepard: and now they "touch junk." what does homeland security officials say about this mess? >>guest: they say that these things extraordinary, talking about the scanning machines, very, very successful and effective and now they are used in 68 airports across the country. they will be in dodds more in the next couple of years or so but homeland security secretary napolitano says today that there may have to be some changes. listen. >> if there are adjustments we need to make to the procedures, as we move forward, we have an open ear. we will listen. but it is all being done as part of our joint security of the. >>trace: the ful

>>> jeanne meserve has more of our interview with john tyner. then at u 40, sully sullenberger joins us. he made headlines when he said flight crews should not be required to submit to body scans. >>> also new this morning, steven slater has a new gig. he signed a deal with a company that makes mobile communications applications. and he'll be judging a contest with them. air travelers are being asked to submit their craziest travel experiences on a plane and then slater will pick the best one. >>> emma watson turned a lot of heads last night at the new york premiere of "harry potter and the deathly hallows." when everybody stopped gasping about her new hairdo, she gave us a preview of the number seven in the series. >> it's more intense, more of an adult movie. pretty sad at times, scary at times. there's a part of it that feels like a horror movie or something. >> part two of the deathly hallows is due out next year. i guess people were so surprised about the haircut because contractually she hasn't been able to cut her hair in any different st

john tyner refused to submit to the full-body scan.roin check by the tsa guards, saying at one point "you touch my junk and i'm going to have you arrested." typer's been threatened with a civil lawsuit and $10,000 fine. all this coming just days before the thanksgiving holiday and the start of the busiest travel time of the year. so the question is, has airport security gone too far? go to cnn.com/caffertyfile. >> get ready for information travel, jack. you make a good point. thank you very much. >>> we have new poll numbers that are coming out on the new republican led congress. some of whom are gathering here in washington right now. lots of new members. let's talk about that and more with our senior political analyst david duringen and gloria borger. david, 52% in our poll think the republican control of the house of representatives will be good for the country. 39% think it will be bad for the country. that's an impressive majority for the republicans. >> it's a majority, it's not a thumping majority, but it's also not what some li

the post nine eleven drama over airport security after opting for a security pat down this man john tyner became a national sensation with just a few words we can do this here if you touch my junk i'm going to have your rest and with the quick upload of the cell phone video to his you tube channel became a hero a symbol for a country fed up with airport security i think that's a little extreme i don't think i'd be comfortable going through one of those. like they could do something else that would be a better idea than you know that it's like right on the edge of probably going to cry i mean it's needed but. it also kind of violates us in a way but while his video went viral and the debate over naked body scanners versus pat downs continues no one seemed to be asking the question who is behind the push for heightened security meet michael chertoff head of the department of homeland security from two thousand and five to two thousand and nine we could deploy this scanning the scanning machines that we currently are beginning to deploy in the u.s. that were given to see what someone has con

john tyner and penn jillette. you can follow my occasional tweets @lawrence. "countdown" is up next. >>> which of these stories will you be talking about tomorrow? >> republicans kill off the extension of unemployment insurance. >> the bill has not passed. ç >> mr. butstani of louisiana. the democrats vow to to try again at the end of the month and underscore the truth about the recipient. >> on the campaign trail, republicans call the unemployed lazy. boy, you haven't met an unemployed person or you would never say that a second time to them. >> tax cuts. steny hoyer said democrats will get to vote this year on just the middle class cuts. nancy pelosi and the president say we need you to lead on tax cuts. gop congressmen seek to eliminate ethics -- well, the office of ethics. no, ethics. >>> with matt taibi, john stewart is hateful and crazy and national public radio is the nazis. glad to see the tone improved. >>> and no touching. the california county d.a. who says he will prosecutor any tsa screener who goes too far. >> we could prove the elements, that it

john tyner was supposed to fly out of lindburg field from saturday on -- from san diego on saturday. he says he feels like too much privacy is given away just to board an airplane. >> i turned to him and looked him in the eye and i said, "if you touch my junk, i'll have you arrested." a tsa supervisor warned him, he would have to leave the airport. they refunded his ticket and he's planning a lawsuit. >>> a fire broke out in shanghai, killing at least 42 people. the building was under renovation. the fire spread to the scaffolding around the building and then engulfed the apartments themselves. the building houses a number of retired teachers. helicopters rescued some from the roof. it took firefighters four hours to put out the fire. >>> it looked like a scene out of a science fiction movie. thousands of jellyfish washed onshore of the san francisco coastline. >>> it was a typical saturday night sunset. >> i don't know whether to be concerned or not. >> but ocean beach looked anything but normal. >> to me, it was like a mystery. you know why are they seer? >> more than 10,000 jellyf

. >> that was john tyner on saturday. that video has gone viral with more than 300,000 hits on youtube. mr. tyner said he checked the tsa website before he went to the airport so see if he would have to go through the x-ray machine and san diego airport was not listed. we checked and san diego was not on the list. but mysteriously it was added to the list later this afternoon along with many other airports. the tsa website says there are 385 x-ray machines at 68 airports nationwide. at those airports there are signs like this that tell passengers the x-ray scanners are optional for everyone, and, quote, if you choose not to be screened you will receive a thorough patdown. just how thorough? a lot more personal than they used to be as you just heard. "keeping them honest," no information about that on the tsa website and no details on what happens if you refuse to go through the x-ray machine and a patdown. mr. tyner who recorded the video believes both are an invasion of privacy and he says the government doesn't have any

bottom line here is, i just talked to john tyner a few moments ago in san diego. idea of going through the full body imageer, he believed, a lot of people believe, it reveals too much and then had to go through the patdown because he refused to go through the full body scanner, and that's when he said, no. it was 6:00 a.m. in san diego saturday when john tyner's cell phone went through the airport metal detector faceup and recorded him telling a tsa screener he did not want the screener touching his grin. >> you touch my junk i'll have you arrested. >> reporter: that touched off a 30 minute standoff with supervisor insisted he had to be patted down since he declined to go through a full body scanner. tyner refused. >> i don't understand how a sexual assault can be made a condition of my flying. >> reporter: a full body scanner are the tsa's latest tactic able to peer underneath clothing and for passengers who opt out of the scan now a much more personal full patdown. since the first of the month, officers now are using the front of their hand and more vigorously s

there was one gentleman in particular named john tyner flying out of san diego showed up at the airportefused to step into that full body scanning machine, didn't want to do that. they said okay. well, here's the backup plan. we've got this search and it's a pretty intense search that they've implemented recently. he didn't like that either and recorded the whole thing on his smartphone. >> first we'll be doing a groin check, i'm going to place one hand on your inner thigh, slowly go up and slide down. >> you can do that out here, but if you touch my junk, i'm going to have you arrested. >> i'm going to have a supervisor here because of your statement. >> john tyner left the san diego airport, never got on the plane and he said the tsa threatened him with legal action. >> reporter: i'm just curious what is homeland security secretary janet napolitano saying about all this? >> reporter: she talked about this today and whether this new patdown system is a little too much. she says she has a listening ear and is willing to take a closer look and hear people's thoughts and see if maybe ther

. >> john tyner milled his flight and was threatened with a $10,000 fine because he refused a scanner patdown. he posted the stint -- incident on the internet. they refunded the price of his ticket. >> mike nicco ahead with this unusual forecast. >> anytime you talk record temperatures, it is unusual. a little breezy this morning. a look from ballmer peak. those breezes that kept our temperatures up and gave us a good foundation for record highs today. >> thanks. and they're good for the environment but may be a health hazard. the extra thing you may be carrying in those reusable grocery bags. >> the controversy surrounding a boy and american flag. the support he's getting today from people across the country. "know the species, know the stain." lanolin-free coat, i know it's an alpaca. walks in here, looks says "hey look, it's a llama!" cleaning the stain like he would a llama stain. time he's wasting. ♪ call 1-800-steemer [ female announcer ] we can't live in a bubble. but what we can do is arm ourselves for the ones we love with a flu shot from walgreens. ♪ [ coughs ] [ female anno

john tyner was boarding a flight on saturday when he was asked to go through one of the tsa's new body scanners. he said no. screeners then tried to pat him down. he refused then recorded his exchange with the agent on his cell phone. >> okay. i don't understand how a sexual assault can be made as a condition of my flying. >> this is not considered a sexual assault. >> it would be if you weren't the government. >> travelers are complaining that the full body scanner shows too much, revealing body parts through clothing and say the patdown are invasive and humiliating. homeland security officials are make nothing apologies for being more aggressive following the recent cargo scares. they say they are trying to keep us safe when we travel. >>> coming up next, howard and the forecast. >> jc it's cool and damp. we've got light rain on the weather terrace. looking at live 9000 hd, can you see heavier rain approaching fairfax at this hour. we'll pinpoint the live doppler 9000 hd to give you the hour by hour forecast when 9news now at noon returns. ÑúÑú >>> you might want to keep those umbrel

. >> reporter: john tyner of san diego refused the body scan patdown. >> i opted out. they walked me around and explained to me they would do a patdown. >> reporter: his confrontation with tsa captured on his camera phone. >> we will be doing a groin check. i will place my hand on your hip and the other hand on your inner thigh. >> okay. >> if you want a private screening. >> we can do it out here but if you touch my junk i will have you arrested. i don't understand how a sexual assault can be part of flying. >> this is not considered sexual assault. >> reporter: new rules require agents to touch breast and groin areas in patdowns. >> we are doing it because we need to keep powders and gels and liquids off of planes that are unauthorized. >> reporter: homeland security defends the measures. a suspected test resist smuggled explosives in his underwear last christmas. and plastic explosives were on cargo planes. >> you can walk through a metal detector and it won't register anything. >> reporter: that man could face federal charges. under federal law you can not start se

many think about what happened to john turner in san diego when he refused to go -- john tyner in saniego when he refused to go through the scanner. >> he was a little sensitive. they are doing their job. >> i think there's a way to approach the public and operating without some kind of intent to be sensitive to what the public is experiencing and it will make people corporate more. >> he has prompted an internet campaign to have passengers refused the body scanning process on the day before thanksgiving. they look at the scanning and the patdown as a necessary evil. >> unfortunately, after 9/11, i do not see any recourse but that. >> to the video of his confrontation with tsa has become an internet sensation. it is prompting protest against body scanning all around the world. >>> a maryland soldier is among the latest casualties in the war in afghanistan. the department of defense says that david lewis died last week when his unit was attacked by an improvised explosive device. he lived and prosper, md. and was based -- he lived and maryland and was based in kentucky. >> a 25-year-ol

. >> reporter: john tyner was boarding a flight in san diego when he was asking -- asked to go through a body scanner. he said no. >> i opted out and they explained they were doing a patdown. >> reporter: he refused that too. recording his exchange from the agent on his cell phone. >> i don't understand how a sexual assault could be made a condition of my flying. >> this is not a sexual assault. >> it would be if you were the government. >> reporter: that went viral and he became the public face of passenger frustration. >> i think it invades privacy. >> i would rather you be intimate and me get on the plane safely than not. >> reporter: travelers complained that scanners show too much, revealing body parts through clothing and they say the patdowns are humiliating. passengers have been complaining about the procedures here at l.a.x. and other airports since they went into effect in july. but with the recent holiday travel about to start, officials are making no apologies about being aggressive. and the tsa plans to be tough. >> we'll like at the incident from start to finish as to wha

. >> reporter: john tyner said what could be the quote of the week. >> you can do that out here but if you do that i'm going to have you arrested for assault. >> reporter: tyner's rebell i don't know is part of a growing showdown at the security line now gone viral in youtube videos like this one with a theme song usually reserved for darth vader. the uprising is over full body scanners critics say deliver a digital undressing and charge homeland security secretary janet napolitano had to address today. >> they in no way resemble electronic strip searches. intimate pat-downs some critics equate with sexual molestation. >> reporter: if you don't like it you don't to have fly. >> if people don't want to play that role, if they want to travel by some other means, of course that's their right. >> reporter: in new jersey lawmakers are seeking to ban full body scanners at newark international. a pilot's union is telling people to avoid scanners as part of a radiation scare. and now there is an urging to avoid scanners the day before thanksgiving. as tyner tried to leave he says he was chased

. >> reporter: over the weekend, software engineer john tyner refused a full-body scan in san diego. his cell phone camera was rolling when he was informed he would be getting a full-body patdown instead. >> we're going to be doing a groin check, that means i'm going to place my hand on your inner thigh, slowly go up. 6rrrrr >> reporter: tyner ultimately refused and was not allowed to fly. there are new 385 full-body scanners at 68 airports nationwide. t.s.a. says 98% of passengers agree to use them. >> it is a little bit more intimate but i'd rather you be intimate and me get on the plane safely than not. >> reporter: if they opt out they get the patdown. new rules require t.s.a. agents to touch the breast and groin areas. today in washington, the secretary of homeland security defended the process. >> we're not doing this just to do it. we're doing it because we need to keep powders and jells and liquids off of planes that are unauthorized. >> reporter: chemical explosives like those smuggled by umar farouk abdulmutallab in his underwear on a flight last christmas or the plastic ex

john tyner refused to stand in front of a body scanning machine or be patted down as he tried to catch weekend flight. he took cellphone video of his encounter with airport security officials. >> doing a shake. and on your side. (unaudible) >> two times in the front and two times in the back. >> you touch my junk i'm going to have you arrested. >> going through the machine or be groped. >> well, a tsa supervisor says he told tyner that he could face a $10,000 fine because of the incident. >> after i was trying to leave and the supervisor's supervisor's supervisor came over and told me that i needed to go back through security because it was against federal law to start the security process and not finish it. >> tyner missed his flight and american airlines ended up refunding the cost of his ticket. tsa officials say they're considering whether to pursue charges against him. >> 4:51. time for a check of the weather forecast as we start a brand new week. sir? >> all right. >> how about that warm weather yesterday? >> everybody's so giddy. we can't believe we're having such great weather.

. >> john tyner milled his flight and was threatened with a $10,000 fine because he refused a scannepatdown. he posted the stint -- incident on the internet. they refunded the price of his ticket. >> mike nicco ahead with this unusual forecast. >> anytime you talk record temperatures, it is unusual. a little breezy this morning. a look from ballmer peak. those breezes that kept our temperatures up and gave us a good foundation fo record highs today. >> thank and they're good for the environment t may be a health hazard. the extra thing you may be carryi in those reusable grocery bags. >> the controversy surroundi a boy and american flag. the support he's getting today from people across the country. [ male announcer ] whether u're new to california or you've en grooving here for some time now, you know that value comes in many forms. for some it's a classic car, for others a prossion that lets them givback to the next generation. for many californian it's a medicare planhat gives them more for their money. with anthem blue cross, you can get a medica advantage ppo plan that offers $0 premiu

john tyner refused a body scan in the airport this weekend it was. his reaction to the new more aggressive pat-down that made him an internet sensation. he made a cell phone recording of the incident. >> you test my junk, i'm going to have you arrested. >> the software engineer was not allowed to board his flight after he refused to pat down. when he tried to leave the airport, he was held. >> i was met by another tsa airport who said i had to return to the screening area and finish the screening because it was apparently against federal law to begin the screening process but not to finish it. >> though his blog said he left the airport but only after he was threatened with a lawsuit, and a $10,000 fine for failing to complete security screening. >>> members of the house ethics panel now deliberating the 13 counts of misconduct charges against veteran congressman charles rangel. despite the fact that rangel walked out of his own hearing today. the 80-year-old new york democrat pleaded for a postponement until he can get a new lawyer. they ran out of

. >> reporter: the t sam says john tyner could be fined as much as $11,000 for not completing the screening. emily schmidt, abc news washington. >>> and in a case that you thought couldn't get worse. documents reveal details about the disappearance of a 10-year-old girl in north carolina. zahra baker's step mom told police she was killed dismembered and then left in different locations. a memorial is now planned for the girl but people have started to leave angry messages aimed at her father and stepmother. >> whoever did this to her needs to suffer. >> it brax my heart whoever you know, is -- breaks my heart whoever was involved. >> the step more's lawyer is asking her bond to be reduced to less than $10,000 because she was cooperative and less likely to flee. memorials are planned throughout the community for zahra and student will be wearing white today in the girl's memory. students of hers. >>> here's something you don't see every day. a coyote dashing through the streets of chicago. the animal's adventure was caught on camera this morning. but no worries, city officials say it is just

and a handful-- like software engineer john tyner-- are just saying no to both. his cell phone video went viral. >> reporter: tyner was not allowed to fly. the t.s.a. says he's in the minority. nationwide the agency says more than 99% of passengers agree to use the scanners. >> i'd rather be safe on the plane than worry about somebody who doesn't know me looking at a scan of something on a body scanner. it doesn't bother me at all. >> reporter: our cameras watched this security checkpoint at laguardia airport in new york for 25 minutes. in that time, 25 people went through the scanners and only one refused, opting for the patdown instead. at this chicago o'hare checkpoint, 458 people were screened in an hour. 101 passed through the scanner and no one refused. still, some passengers are concerned about exposure to radiation. >> the f.d.a., i believe, says that it's safe. but i'm not sure of that and i don't want to find out 15 years from now that it wasn't safe. >> reporter: according to a johns hopkins study, the exposure from one scan is equal to two minutes on

. >> this guy in san diego john tyner taped the conversation between he and the tsa agent right on hisell phone and objected to the pat-down and his rebellion is part of a showdown at the security line. homeland security secretary janet napolitano addressed the issue yesterday. let's listen. >> they, in no way resemble electronic strip searches. they want to travel by some other means, that's their right. >> well in new jersey, law makers are seeking to ban full body scanners at newark international. a pilot's union tells members to avoid them in part over radiation concerns. and now there's an internet campaign urging passengers to refuse screenings the day before thanksgiving, one of the bessyest travel days of the year. >>> now, maryland's most powerful doppler radar and the forecast certified most accurate by weather rate. >>> and at 5:15 we give you a wet sea of downtown baltimore. it's hazy and a bit soggy. rain moved in over the last couple hours. and rain has actually been steady. although expected to be intermittent over portions of the morning and the heavy stuff moves in lat

when john tyner hit record at 6:00 a.m. turday with his cell phone camera face up and the x-ray machine at san diego's airport, he was anticipating a showdown with the tsa. having refed a full body iming scan, he would have to go through the new tsa pat-down. >> also we're going to be doing a groin check. that means we're going to place my hand on your hip and the other hand on your inner thigh, slowly go up and slide down. >> okay. >> we're going to do that two times in the front and back. >> reporter: tyner said no. >> we can do that out here. but if you touch my junk, i'm going to have you arrested. >> reporter: after he posted a video on his blog, one supporter wrote, civil rights icon rosa parks would be proud. >> i don't want some random stranger looking at my naked dy. my traveling about the country by plane doesn't seem to wrant that to me. >> reporter: his rant has truck a populist cord, though. he also thinksovernment should be out of the business of aviation security. since 9/11, the tsa strategies have evolved t

may encourage more people to jump on board with the boycott let me explain thirty one year old john tyner was trying to board a plane at san diego airport when he chose not to go through the body scan and when he was told that he would have to receive the pat down instead but once the t.s.a. officer explained how he was going to do the pat down which included the growing checked all the passenger responded if you touch my junk i'll have you arrested and he told the entire counter on his phone check it out. you know. the standard the money the very if you are going with the story for most of it would you be doing what it should be going to the place where you are the you know your group towards what we do will be slowly but very few that you turn to look for a very very. good. very good group and for you it's we can do there is a test but you're going to have your rest. now tyner was threatened by the t.s.a. that if he didn't agree to a pat down he could face a ten thousand dollars fine and a civil suit so tired declined again and then got a refund forced ticket for you know this incident

. >> john tyner did not want the pants on search.the interaction on youtube. >> our commitment is to the public safety, protecting the public's. >> 300 full body scanners are in 60 u.s. airports with more ahead. >> they do not resemble electronics researches. >> then there are pat-down with more extensive hand searches and no chance to refuse. >> i don't like being tested in personal areas. >> the tsa says the man could face $11,000 in fines for not completing federal screening. emily schmidt, abc news, washington. >>> we will find out how many people will be taking to the skies this thanksgiving with the aaa annual thanksgiving the "travel forecast" to be released later this morning. whether you are driving or flying or wherever you are going, expect to pay more this year. >>> today the d.c. mayor adrian fenty will unveil the district's first curbside electric car charger. it was designed to make things more convenient for electric cars. it will take place and a democrat 45 this morning at the franklin center at 2000 14th st. in dow

. >> but traveler john tyner objected, refused to go through the scanner at the san diego airport last week. >> i turned to him, i looked him in the eye, and said, "if you touch my junk, i will have you arrested." it seems to me it amounts to a sexual assault, and i don't think that should be a condition for getting on the plane. >> critics are concerned the machines emit harmful radiation and violate privacy. one group is calling for a public boycott of the scanners on the day before thanksgiving. >> even more people are concerned about having their naked bodies witnessed by a tsa agent in a back room who they can't see and they don't know who they are. >> government officials say they are listening to concerns but say the new procedures protect all passengers by protecting against terror threats. >> this is all about making sure that you, your family, and your kids are safe when they travel. >> there are about 300 of these full-body scanners operating at about 60 u.s. airports. the tsa plans to deploy 500 of them by the end of the year. kate amara, wbal-tv 11 news. >> is this just a

john tyner refused that scan in san diego. then he taped the tsa's reaction. video has gone viral. >> we're doing a standard pat down on you using my hands going like this. >> all right. >> also, we're going to be doing a groin check. that means i'm going to place my hand on your hip, my other hand on your inner thigh, slowly go up and slide down. >> okay. >> two times in the front, two times in the back. >> all right. >> and if you would like a private screening we can make that available. >> we can do that here but if you touch my junk i'm going to have you arrested. >> actually, we're going to have a supervisor here because of your statement. >> tyner refused a pat down, too. and never made it on his flixt he says he's now facing a $10,000 fine and a possible civil suit. but this guy isn't the only one fighting back against the body scanners. a lot of people are saying enough is is enough. even pilots. that brings us to john roberts making news this morning, you got administrator john pistole to admit that rules could change forpy lotds, john. >> they could

this is john tyner from san diego.he new screenings, the patdown and full body scan. recorded his entire conversation with a tsa agent on his cell phone. so, now more and more people, perhaps you included, speaking out against procedures that some call invasive and sort of hits home here when you see images like this. these are pictures we got from "the denver post." they had a photographer there at denver international and took a bunch of pictures of what people are dealing with right now. and yes, it is very personal and close and some are alleging sexual assault. a lot of people wanting not to have to deal with this. but others are calling for protests. so, bottom line, tempers are flaring and it brings us to some important questions. are we tolerating too much here in the name of safety or are we just being too sensitive? do the procedures really work and might there be a better way? for answers, we bring in raffi ran, former security chief at israel's airport and logan airport consultant. and kate hanni, passenger

you can call john tyner the instant poster boy for the instant outrage over the body scans and pat-downs. he triggered this swell of support after saturday. he's a 31-year-old software engineer who refused to submit to a full-body x-ray scan saying it was an invasion of his privacy. he also refused a pat-down saying "if you touch my junk, i'll have you arrested." tyner recorded the encounter on his cell phone. now, tsa says tyner violated federal law by leaving the airport and could face a civil penalty as high as $11,000. tyner explained to cnn why he refused to comply. >> since my story has gotten out, i've gotten plenty of comments from people that probably got worse than you just got. people say they were handled so roughly that they ended up with a sick to the stomach feeling for the rest of the day. the thing that upset me about the search was the guy intended to touch my groin. >> we'll keep you posted on what happens with john tyner. >>> we go to hospitals expecting to be healed, not harmed. wait until you hear what a new government study turned up. the cost of medical mistakes i

who refused to be patted down at a san diego airport is gaining national attention his name is john tynere was in line for a standard metal detector when he was detoured to a body image scanner he was opted out then he was told to under go a new more aggressive pat down. he refused saying he didn't want anyone quote touching his groin. an argument ensued he began recording with his phone >> i don't understand how a sexual assault can be made. >> this is not considered a sexual assault. >> it would be if you weren't the government. >> he was escorted back to the ticket counter for a refund but was told he had to return to security to finish the screening. >> he left threatening to sue. his recording has gone viral on youtube. >>> 6:41 a.m. a warning about reusable grocery bags. >> it is always good to find a new surprise on the beach. >> a dead jelly fish what marine biologists plan to do today my heart kept speeding up and slowing down. - i couldn't breathe. - she was so tiny. i couldn't play with my grandson. i was in constant pain. announcer: at sutter health we share our expertise and

john tyner gave the quote of the week. he was about to get an airport pat-down. i'm going to have you arrested." that was at san diego international after he refused a screening he considered an electronic strip search. >> i didn't intend to go through the machine or be groped. >> it is aimed specifically to ensure the safety of the public. >> reporter: homeland security security secretary janet napolitano denied the scanners amount to digital undressing and she defended the intimate pat-downs some pilots equate with sexual molestation. napolitano says the department of homeland security might alter its rules but suggests that flying is a privilege, not a right. >> and if people don't want to play that role, they want to travel by some other means, of course that's their right. >> reporter: in new jersey, lawmakers are seeking to ban full-body scanners at newark international. and a pilots union is telling members to avoid scanners, in part over radiation concerns. now there is an internet campaign urging travelers to refuse screening on the day before thanksgivi

you touch my junk, i'll have you arrested" the plea and warning from unhappy san diego passenger john tynerbout the choice between the full-body scan and the way up too close and personal hand inspection. tonight our number one story, why are we doing this? why are we doing this and all of these other remarkably stupid and ineffective invasions of privacy when nations with nearly perfect records against would be aviation terrorists do not? nations like israel? my next guest is an expert on their air security. first new developments in what appears to be the tsa's losing battle to keep both full-body screening and feeling up passengers alive. tsa administrator john pistole this morning testified and naturally used the worst possible cliche. the bottom line is we need to provide the best possible security. pistole did insist the story of the 3-year-old being patted down is an urban legend. he then added, am i going to change the policies? no. two pilots today, one woman, one man sued over the pat-downs and screenings claiming they are unconstitutional searches. you have by now seen tyner warn