mclaughlin? and and don't say the armed cockpit door. >> the layer of security in place that is an important layer today and we talk about it, is the actual passenger. that individual that learned as many lessons on nine as the rest of us have learn gld true. but if a professional terrorist has done this routine 100 times, they know when the cockpit is going to be opened and closed. they know a lot of the things about the aircraft that your average traveling public does not know. so my question to you, sir, is there's not that many fans available per flight. that's a classified number. but why in god's green earth would we cut in half a volunteer program that protects the aircraft for $15 a flight? why would we do that? >> sir, i can't really discuss that topic. it's outside my responsibility for tsa i can address the work that we do in and around the airport and take that question for the record in terms of -- >> i would

and close to home. >> before ream's sentencing detective mclaughlin visits the convicted killer in his >> i says, i'm here for one thing. and i says, i need a map. i need a map. you draw where she is so i can go find her. give that much to the family. >> ream finally admits he buried cindy 22 years ago and leads authorities to the spot where remains are recovered. he says he didn't kill her. ream claims she died in an accident while playing with his son scott. scott died in a car accident in 1994. nine years after cindy disappeared. >> he is still trying to blame it on his son saying they were playing on carpet reels at this warehouse and cindy fell down this elevator shaft. >> at the morgue, dr. spitz has two goals. he tries to confirm that the remains are indeed cindy's. >> once they are laid out we can photograph everything. we need it to be definitive in regards to the identification. we can't as the medical examiner just assume it is who we think it is based on circumstantial information. we have to be definitive and use some time of biological means to confirm the identity. >> he

mclaughlin? >> thank you. first, i should say the viper you reference in your state of tennessee it's important to note was a joint training exercise with 23 different agency, both federal, state and local where tsi was invited to participate and by all accounts the two or three-day exercise went off very well. it was an important opportunity for to us build relationships, to ensewer that in the event of a real national security emergency we have the types of relationships -- >> sir, you're using my time. would i just ask what type train doing they have to actually do these inspections and to detect the abnormalities that would be there on our nation's highways? because they have no federal law enforcement training, correct? >> during this exercise the officers did not conduct any screening of any vehicles nor -- >> let me put up poster number two. then why did they ask to open the top of this -- open this truck and look at this. was there a specific threat to tennessee highways on october 20th, 2011? and was

mclaughlin, you're first. you have five minutes. >> good afternoon, chairman, chairman issa and ranking and distinguished members of the committees. thank you for the opportunity to testify today. tsa has made significant strides in our deployment and utilization of ait over the past year. automatic target recognition software recently installed in the majority of our machines enhanced passenger privacy by eliminating passenger specific images while improving through-put capabilities and streamlining the checkpoint process. in the fall of 2011, my office began to further develop operational performance targets including utilization goal that is consistent with the gao recommendations. tied to this, we implemented an action plan to increase utilization across the nation. as a result, our utilization performance between february 2011 and february 2012 improved by 200%. in addition to ait, we're employing cat bps technology. it will eventually replace the current procedures used to detect fraudulent or altered do

mclaughlin. islamic let me open by saying i am class of '83. >> you would have to do that, wouldn't you? my archrival. i think it is absolutely driven by the demand we are seeing from consumers. what they are recognized is mobile transforming particularly younger consumers they expect to be connected and have the immediate access to information and what deals are available to them and have immediate access -- so that information would be available on their cell phone and they would make a purchase and makes a payment through the phone. islamic i don't want myself and to do anything more to really have a hard time keeping track of what it does now. when i leave home i feel completely lost and make it without my phone. >> the use expressions like losing a limb which i find disturbing when they don't of their phone with them. i think it's right, it's become your gps, personal assistant, alarm clock, always with you. >> i think several of you touched on it to the is it more secure? >> that is the obj

randy mclaughlin is a longtime civil rights attorney and teaches at pace law school.ur condolences to your family, kenneth chamberlain, on the death of your father. tell us what you understand happened early in the morning of november 19. >> it is my understanding, from what i have gathered, that my father accidentally pushed his medical pendant around his neck. he could have possibly turn over on ashbritt we do not know. >> why did he wear it? >> he is a heart condition and also suffered from seal pd the -- copd. when the pendent was triggered -- >> you are holding it in your hands. >> this is the and it right here. it was triggered and the medical co. -- there is a box inside his home. the medical company asked him if he was all right. they did not get a response. automatically if you do not get a response, they send medical services to your house. they informed the police they are responding to a medical emergency, not a crime. once they arrived at my father's home, my father did tell them he was ok. but for some reason, they wanted to gain entry into my father's h

>>> from washington, "the mclaughlin group," the american original. for over two decades, the sharpest minds, five dollars a gallon! >> gas prices are climbing across the country, and when gas prices go up it hurts everybody -- everybody who owns a car, everybody who owns a business. >> $3.74. that's the average cost for a single gallon of gas in the u.s. now. that 3.74 is a spike of more than 30 cents over the last 30 days. rising gas prices mean less consumer money for goods, like groceries, cars, houses, pharmaceuticals. that zeroing out of consumer spending brings the economy to a standstill. so why are gas prices shooting up? president obama tells us. >> the single biggest thing causing the price of oil to spike right now is instability in the middle east. this time, iran. >> the president is referring to iran's control of the strait of hormuz, a water pathage that controls some 20% of the world's oil. israel go to war with each other. mr. obama also attributes the gas price hike to massive superpower consumption, named by him -- india, brazil, c

mclaughlin to respond to that? >> thank you. to your comment on training, i am pleased to let you know that earlier this year, we began an initiative which is training that all tsa employees and their managers will focus on, which focuses on empathy, and communication techniques that hopefully will improve that experience. the caveat being airports are the most busy and allowed places and sometimes it is hard to balance the need to communicate and be heard without being over, so to speak. there's a difference between -- please put your hands up and "please put your hands up!" we're working to get that training is complete by december of this year. my goals for -- my goals were 6% attrition for full-time, but the overall number might be excused somewhat by bad data. with regard to what we're doing to improve their standing in the best places to work, i can tell you that being an employer in the private sector and now in federal service, having worked with thousands of employees, i will tell you i am very proud of the dedication o

. >>> from washington, "the mclaughlin group," the american original! for over two decades, the sharpest minds, best >>> issue one, afghanistan end game? >> it is a great honor to welcome my friend and partner, prime minister david cameron, the leadership of the united states and the united kingdom is more important than ever. our alliance is a foundation, not only for the security and prosperity of our two nations, but for international peace and security as well. >> the relationship between britain and the america is the strongest it's ever been, and i believe that's because we're working together osely as at any point in our hit re. >> joint press conference, this question was put to prime minister cameron by one of rupe regarding afghanistan. >> why do you think it is that people feel that you talk a good game, but they don't buy it? why do you think the british american people look at a situation that they think is frankly a mess, they see terrible sacrifice, they see two men who are unable to impose their wills, and they just are çnot persuade i

>>> from washington, "the mclaughlin group," the american original. for over two decades, the sharpest minds, >>> issue one, drums of war? >> they're not commander in chief. and when i see the casualness with which some of these folks talk about war, i'm reminded of the costs involved in war. >> at a press conference this week, president obama took sharp issue with the three republicans who are blaming him for not doing enough with the u.s. military to stop iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon. the president blasted mitt romney and rick santorum and newt gingrich for distorting his strategy and for warmongering. >> one thing we have not done is we haven't launched a war. if some of these folks think that it's time to launch a war, they should say so. and they should explain to the american people exactly why they would do that and what the consequences would be. >> the president sees a window of opportunity and rejects beating the drums of war. >> what i've said is that we have a window true which we can resolve this issue peacefully. we have put forw

>>> from washington, "the mclaughlin group," the american original. for over two decades, the sharpest minds, >>> issue one, supreme guessing game! the affordable care act, obama care, went before the supreme court this week for an unprecedented six hours of argument, over three days. the most controversial aspect of the law is known as individual mandate. it obliges, commands if you will, all u.s. citizens to buy health insurance. if he or she decides not to do so, he or she pays a fine, approximately $1,000 per year. the high court justices were troubled. associate justice amount kennedy asked the solicitor general, defending obama care, why the insurance net is being thrown so wide. >> it changes the relationship of the federal government to the individual in a very fundamental way. >>pushups, could be mandated next. >> everybody has to exercise because there's no doubt that lack of exercise causes illness and legal for the court to remove one key element of the law, but keep the rest of it. justin ginsburg responds. >> why should we say, it's a ch

>>> from washington, "the mclaughlin group," the american original. for over two decades, the sharpest minds, >>> issue one, anointment. >> i'm running for president because i have the experience and the vision to get us out of this mess. we're going to ensure that america's greatest days are still ahead! >> in illinois this past tuesday, it was mitt romney's t handily, 47% to rick santorum's 35 gingrich's 8%. romney added 43 illinois delegates to his column, bringing his total count to 563. more than double santorum's 263 delegates. his nearly halfway to the magic 1144 needed to clinch the g.o.p. nomination. so is this primary marathon now a done deal? republican power players hope so. jeb bush, the former two-term florida governor and george w. bush's younger brother, endorsed governor romney on wednesday. "primary elections have been held in 34 dates and now is the time for republicans to unite behind governor romney and take our message of fiscal conservativism and job creation to all voters this fall." question, does jeb bush's endorsement of rom

ii will use verizon as an exampe and i get all of john mclaughlin's phone bills. i can see all the calls you made, when you made them and to whom. >> are there more adulterous men or women. >> i think there is more men. i think the women are fast on the rise. they are coming out of the closet. this whole desperate housewife type of mentality. women commit adultery. women have affairs. no doubt about it. >> thanks so much for being my guest. >> thank you for having me. >> be well. >> and you. [

mclaughlin to respond to that? >> thank you. to your comment on training, i am pleased to let you know that earlier this year, we began an initiative which is training that all tsa employees and their managers will focus on, which focuses on empathy, and communication techniques that hopefully will improve that experience. the caveat being airports are the most busy and allowed places and sometimes it is hard to balance the need to communicate and be heard without being over, so to speak. there's a difference between -- please put your hands up and "please put your hands up!" we're working to get that training is complete by december of this year. my goals for -- my goals were 6% attrition for full-time, but the overall number might be excused somewhat by bad data. with regard to what we're doing to improve their standing in the best places to work, i can tell you that being an employer in the private sector and now in federal service, having worked with thousands of employees, i will tell you i am very proud of the dedication o

marge rhee public information officer for the montgomery county board of elections and allison mclaughlinlic affairs manager for the d.c. board of elections, thank you both for getting up this early in the morning, we appreciate that. allison we'll begin in d.c.. how many centers will the district have open beginning tomorrow and what are the hours? >> we have eight sites, one in each ward of the city. the hours are 8:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. >> this is an early voting situation, do i have to go to the precinct site in order to cast an early ballot or anywhere in the city? >> you can go to any one of the eight locations in the city. >> we've had some changes congressional redistricting in maryland. how is this going to affect them? >> early voting won't be affected at all. we have five early voting centers in montgomery county and we're open through -- we're open on sunday as well beginning tomorrow. in term of congressional district six that's where you will see the most changes due to restricting. and voters have been notified. we've sent out voter notification cards and sample ballots that

a rare leukemia killed blair mclaughlin's 13-year-old brother and she hasn't missed a fundraiser since>> in a sense i get to keep my brother alive and we're somewhere in the neighborhood of a half a million dollars raised. i'm not a runner, but the reason i'm able to do that is because i'm surrounded by all these people who are doing that for the same reason. >> reporter: what's a rock and roll marathon without rock and roll? one of brian's best friends, jacqueline faulk, is helping to provide a running soundtrack and sideline report. at first his leukemia diagnosis stunned her. >> you never really think about it at all and one day you get a phone call and you're like oh, yeah, this is life and life can make all sorts of turns, but he's still here. >> reporter: still here because of money team in training is raising and a bone marrow transplant. he's running to make sure other patients can feel healthy and alive again. >> the money goes directly into providing new treatments and hopefully eventually finding a cure. now it's my turn to give back to the leukemia lymphoma society and help

mclaughlin? >> let me open by saying louisiana, class of 83. >> all, you would have to do that, wouldn't you. my arch rival. >> i think it's absolutely driven by the demand we are seeing from consumers. want to recognize is mobile and transforming their life. particularly younger consumers. they expect to be connected. expect to immediate access to information. they expect to have more information and richer information about where they can shove, what deals and offers our of able to them and have immediate access. >> so that information would be available on their cell phone and that they within make some purchase, and then make the payment through the phone, is that -- >> personally i don't want my cell phone to do anything more. i had a hard time keeping track of what it does now. then when i leave it home i feel completely lost and naked without my phone. >> in fact when you do consumer research they use expressions like losing a limb, which i found disturbing, when they don't have their phon

one couple who joined in the lawsuit, shannon mclaughlin and her spouse casey.. >> good morning. >> as we talk about the anniversary, aubrey said as we celebrate the success we've seen so far on don't ask, don't tell, the repeal, we know the implementation cannot be successful as long as we have two classes of service members. at the six-month mark it would be appropriate to do so. where does the case stand now? >> right now, thomas we're in a stay in the case until the end of april. so we're sort of in a holding pattern at this point. >> casey, for you, as a spouse of someone who is serving in our country's m. military what's it been like and the changes to be opened and fully recognized respect in a certain capacity within shannon's service? >> well, we're absolutely thrilled with the repeal of don't ask, don't tell. i stay at home with our twins and shannon's the sole bread winner, it was a huge weight off of our shoulders to not worry losing her job because of who she is. however we're not considered equal in the eyes of the law and that's why we're involved

. >> speaking of countries coming apart, quite a number of years ago when you are on the mclaughlin reportand palestine, you said as far as israel does it was a forgone conclusion it was a matter of demographics and not too many years after that there was the lead cia report that estimated they had 20 years to go. i wonder if you still feel the same way and what your timeline is? >> well, i will tell you i will advertise my book here. i have a chapter called demographic winter, the demographic winter of the entire western civilization and in that idea was for example russia which has lost 10 million people since the liberation of the will in 1989. 10 million russians. they run scheduled to lose 25 million more by 2050. what's going on is what the demographers called hypermortality. is dying at enormous rates and the germans will lose eight to 10 million people. each new italian generation is one third smaller than the one before it. it is a fertility rate of 1.41. the japanese 127 million people and in that chapter i did something on israel. israel is more complex because you have a cultur

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i'm going to skip our speaker, and chris mclaughlin, tsa assistants a mr.or, office of security operationsk times" noted, soon after he became the fifth head of transportation security, don pistolo is the unfitting face about everything americans hate about airport security in a post-9/11 world. everytime we are asked to take off our shoes, pull out our lap top or submit to a pat down, we have his agency to blame. but pistole can take it. as he told the times, my hope is that whatever people want to call me, they recognize that we're simply doing everything we can to work with people to provide the best possible security. the son of a church of god minister, he graduated from anderson university in indiana, and indiana law school in indianapolis. he joined the fbi in 1983 in minneapolis. he worked in new york before moving to washington, dc to supervise it's organized crime section. since 1999, when he helped lead the inquiry into crash of egypt air flight 990, he has worked on some of the nation's highest profile cases involving national security. after the 9/11 attacks he was put in char

. >> i looked at the mclaughlin group, i thought the planets were aligning in the apocalypse becauseling a 9mm. you want him to be your standard bearer? >> i learned more details about zimmerman. by this point repeatedly called police to report potholes, aggressive drivers, neighbors who left their garage doors open. >> wow. >> in june 2007 he reported two latino men and a white man with a slim jim to open a locked car police determined they were locked out of their own car. >> one thing i haven't heard too much on the media, have you listened the 911 tape when he said that epithet? also he felt the need to describe trayvon martin as a black male twice. he said he, what's his race, sir? he's black, it's a black male. >> by the way, he's black. >> why is he calling 911 to report a open garage door. that's not an emergency. stop polluting 911 with that crap. >> or potholes. >> jim carrey on "in living color." >> we're hearing and more about his emotional instability. this guy had no authority to approach trayvon martin. >> end of story. >> warren in indiana, you're on "the stephanie mi

karl mclaughlin making a cameo there.our point like the vampire squid line there will always be a dichotomy between how the stock trades and how it's viewed by the general public. >> i worked at goldman in the '80s, i would like to think it was a kindler, gentler goldman to use the terms. but the idea that we could be in an era where the customers are now regarded as the counter party i think is the big fundamental change here. in other words, every customer is also -- and i know that they'll disagree with this. but every customer is regarded as someone you could make money with or against. i think that's a fundamental change in the business. >> it's a change as we said many times as a result of the trading culture taking over and superceding the banking culture. we've talked many times about this. can we quickly, i want to get to news on express script and medco, one of the larger deals out there. always j some concerns in terms of anti-trust risk there. an ak just out from express says they expect the parties may be in

chris mclaughlin, office of security operations, rachel oswalt, global security news wire, nagin hurtsroll-call. hertz. and hnathan >> he is the unwitting face of everything americans hate about airport security in a post-911 carroll. every time we are asked to take off our shoes at the airport, pull up our laptop, or submit to an uncomfortable pat down, we have this agency to blame. he spent most of his career chasing the bad guys in the fbi, and he can take it. he said, my hope is that whatever people want to call me, they recognize that we are simply doing everything we can to work with people to provide the best possible security. the son of a church of god minister, he graduated from anderson university in indiana and in the inner -- indiana university law school in indiana. he joined the fbi in 1983 in minneapolis. he worked in new york before moving to the bureau headquarters in washington to supervise and organized crime section. since 1999 when he helped lead the inquiry into the collegiate plot from nantucket massachusetts, he has worked on some of the nation's highest profil