precheck. enrollment have soared from 3500 precheck a year ago to 16,000 aday at the end of last month. we look forward to learning more today about additional ways that we could encourage enrollment in this program and in closing it is important to keep in mind there are still very real security threats through our aviation system. they are not going away. these guy aren't stupid. they are trying to create bombs that are harder for bombs to detect. today's solution may not work tomorrow but those seeking to resolve threats that mean that we adjust check points in and on our airplanes. finally we need to stay on top of growth air travel so tsa and the partners are not caught like they were dealing with logistical challenges that they aren't prepared for and that is why strong leadership is critical to seeing us through very challenging times. leadership is a lot like integrity. alan simpson used to say if you have it, nothing else matters. and if you don't have it, nothing else matters. and the

the precheck line is 20 minutes. now, in casper, wyoming, when you go through the don't have a precheck line and a regular li line. but if you precheck on your ticket into this orange card that you can take through with you, and then you have the same thing, except for having to remove your computer. get the same thing as if you were in a regular precheck line. it kind of expedites things. so instead of taking regular people included in a precheck line, sometimes maybe we are to be taking precheck people and putting them in the regular line in yemen on jacquard so they can be expedited. another thing that i hear frequently is why i do so many people that don't appear to have anything to do at the checkpoi checkpoint. and my suggestion on that is the same as, if they don't have anything to do, is there some kind of a collection point where they could be out of sight at the moment so that people are not counting how may people are just standing around? and then there's a pool to draw on when there's another use for the

they were allowing people to go in the precheck line who weren't precheck.of the reasons we have the long lines now. not making take their laptops out, not making taking shoes off. wait a minute, these people are security risk, we can't do this. again, you started following people back through regular lines. when you cut 10% screeners, you get the backups. tsa to try and move the passengers along have shut down the tsa precheck lines and many of the major airports. so you go to the american terminal in miami of all the security for america there's one that has tsa precheck, there's a huge line. well, my flight is that way and i don't want to walk that way for precheck. cheryl: i love tsa precheck but if americans can't get it, they don't have access to it, what's the point? dagen: the way to get an interview has always been months. when i got it it was three months. it was a three-month to have an interview and get my photo taken. it's always been that way because you're basically -- they is have to fingerprint you. >> everybody signs up for precheck. no, do

is almost everything is precheck. so the regular line is usually one minute, the precheck line is 20 minutes. now, in casper, wyoming, when you go through they don't have a precheck line and a regular line. but if you have precheck on your ticket they hand you this orange card that you can take through with you. and then you have the same thing -- except for having to remove your computer you have the same thing as if you were in a regular precheck line. and it kind of expedites things. instead of taking regular people and putting them in a precheck line. sometimes maybe we ought to be taking precheck people and put them in a regular line and give them an orange card so they can be expedited. another thing that i hear frequently is why are they so many people that don't appear to have anything to do at the checkpoint. my suggestion, on that is the same as that if they don't have anything to do, is there some kind of a collection point where they can be out of sight at the moment so people aren't counting how many peop

the it precheck is not the solution am i'm a platinum medallion status am.e it lets me upgrade to any seat i want in the middle of the flight. even if the seat is tain, they kick the passenger out the door of the plane. at the terminal he has to carry my bags but seriously precheck isn't the solution. i'm very successful. now airports are basically caught between the pass scwhrers and tsa. and all these extremely long lines and missed flights are no fun for either side. and in des operation, they're taking extreme measures to try and calm angry travelers. >> in denver they're planning to sweeten up passengers offering them candy in line, seattle and atlanta, musical performances with snacks. and cincinnati, miniature therapy horses to help calm your nerves. and in san diego, they're bringing in the clowns. >> trevor: oh, wait, wait, wait. you are taking a stressful situation and you're adding clowns to the mix? that is never a good idea. that is never a good idea. and horses-- marines advertising handbook and make those wand waving ivy checking jobs look coo

it suggests people sign up for its precheck system that has separate lines for precheck members. 10 million people have signed up for the program. it costs $85 for five years. the department of homeland security was hoping it would have 25 million members by now. for people we talked with, both time and money are the reasons they have not joined precheck. >> i don't really think -- i don't really think i need it at this point. i don't have that much trouble to warrant that much of an expenditure. >> i have a lot of people that i know that kind of do the tsa pre and it gets you through quicker but sometimes there's more people in that line than a regular line so it's hit or miss. >> well, to sign up for precheck you submit your information online, then you go to a tsa field office to show your passport and then you pay your money. and then there's a waiting period of up to a month to get your precheck passenger number. >>> american airlines is changing its frequent flier program. the carrier says starting on august 1st flights marketed by american will earn awards miles based on t

that would be a tsa precheck. tom vacar signed up for the service today and he tells us more. >> it took me a few weeks but i finished my signing up and got my passport and it took a long time and cost 85 bucks. the question is, is it solution to airport overcrowding. >> in may, the transportation security administration was subjected to complaints and media scrutiny as the system was overwhelmed with unreasonable delays. tsa suggests joining tsa precheck where you submit information online and go to a tsa field office to pay your $85. i did and after waiting weeks for an appointment i went to sign up at a center in oakland to show my passport and pay my money so i could speed through the airport security. but when i got there shortly before my 1:20 fixed appointment, i was told that they were running 20 to 30 minutes late. lit take another 30 days to get my trusted passenger number. >> homeland security was to get ta -- 25 million people to sign up for the tsa check that would cut seriously in the line but 10 mil

it suggests people sign up for its precheck system that has separate lines for pre check members. so far only 10 million people have signed up for this program. the department of homeland security was hoping it would have 25 million members by now. for people we talked with, both time and money are the reasons they haven't joined precheck. >> i don't really think i need it at this point. if i -- i don't have that much trouble to warrant that much of an expenditure. >> i have a lot of people i know that do the tsa pre and it gets you through quicker but sometimes there's more people in that line than a regular line so it's hit or miss. >> there are complaints about long lines at airports across the country but most of the people we talked with say the west coast airports seem to have things more under control than other places they have traveled. >>> american airlines is changing its frequent flier program. carrier announced that starting august 1st flights marketed by american will earn award miles based on the price of the ticket purchased and elite members will earn even more mi

s precheck backed up this morning.ll check the market.ar we played to it friday lauren iy simonetti.simo good morning. >> reporter: whoo-hoo! long week. good morning. two days off. looking forward.orrd >> big celebrations.ig c how are we looking. >> reporter: it was a greathoa e week. a long one for the markets and now we're going to end maybeg d on a down note.n futures are down. d we had a bit of a setback yesterday, too. what you need to know is this.hi still really close.lo oil pulling back again after a tremendous run up that'spha taking stocks down putting the nasdaq in jeopardy of losingfos its gains on the week. nonetheless, the broaderroad market up four weeks in a row.ur >> all right. we'll look at the broaderro market. i think we as a people in this country like to procrastinate.aa put things off until we absolutely need to do it. n looks like with the precheckh te program that's what'ss what's happening because they have been telling us about this forg years now and all of a sudden everybody wants a ticket

another issue, sometimes a name on the itinerary doesn't exactly match the name used to enroll in precheck is running out for those holding on to sports authority gift cards. the company said the carts will be -- cards will be honored online and in stores through june 28th. take a look at the calendar.(6÷ this is june 27th. so if i were you, i wouldn't mess around. use those cards tonight just to be on the safe side. you may remember sports authority is closing all stores, talking more than 400. >>> here is a loyal ty program like no other. it offers a temporary embrace. chipolte is introducing a temporary loyalty program intended to get customers back into the restaurant following a series of food scares. a new program will reward people  number of times they visit the stores each month. so starting in july and running through september, chipolte will say peoplewdád can earn a free entree after the fourth, eighth and 11th visit within a month. >> keep track of all of that. >> thanks, michael. >>> one more update on the breaking news at the top of the newscast from sky 7 hd. we're startin

the general boarding because nobody has precheck.an't process applications and can get appointment for 3 months. minimum is 90 minutes which is absurd. ashley: comedy of errors no one is laughing. all right, cheryl. cheryl: gas is cheap. ashley: gas is cheap. drive. look at big board very quickly. 74 points to the negative. much better. we were down over 140 points earlier in the session. so we're trying to come back slowly. we're also by the way, awaiting donald trump, who will be speaking to a group of evangelicals about the top of the hour. so, we'll see what he has to say as he tries to win them over. kind of looks like rich edson. like a grown up rich edson. mr. trump will be appearing there. we've been warning california about the big one. luckily this wasn't it. but an earthquake did hit southern california overnight. palm springs area to be exact. magnitude 5.1 on the richter scale, enough to wake people up 1:00 in the morning pacific time. i've been in these. first clue all car alarms go off because of shaking. no reports of

they expected so many people to sign up for tsa precheck they blame the public for the long lines at airport. america, listen. now three times more americans month over month from april into may and into june. the problem is they have hired extra agents to process all of the applications. now there's a huge backup to get the certified tsa precheck. >> it is like you don't want to travel any more. >> and when you do you have to take your shoes off. >> you might want to listen to the story. >> invest veronica trump is being sued by an italian shoe maker. they want her to stop production of a particular shoe. there are the two shoes side by side. i will leave it up to you if they are similar. evf ivanka's heel sells for 145. the lawsuit is against she and three other companies not for monetary damages but the cease and desist with production in the united states. >> cute shoes. >> i will take either one. >> one of my guilty pleasures, cheetos. not necessarily in a burger. >> this is very interesting. burger king decided why not combine mac and cheese and cheetos, because who don't want

. >> tonight officials say the precheck system is not living up to its promise cecily is in for adam. >> we have building heat and humidity to the west and we'll tap into this for the weekend and have a chance for storms. i'll have details on what to expect in the accuweather forecast. >> jaime apody has eagles and phillies and a preview of the major league draft in sports when we come right back. (man) wow. (male off-screen announcer) what's it feel like to win $100,000 home makeover, with top prizes of a hundred grand? (man) whoa. it's amazing. yes! (male off-screen announcer) with instant games from the pennsylvania lottery, the instant you play could be the instant you win. keep on scratchin'. >>> a man that tried y ed tied a girl from a dollar store in florida was in court. take a look at the video. he tries to drag the girl out of the dollar general store while her mom held on to her daughter. an off-duty police officer was able to block the vehicle and then arrest him. >>> now people are signing up for the precheck programs and now another problem. they are climbing to 16,000 a

>> vip people are in precheck anyway.cial service and you don't have to like, like hang out with the huded masses at the airport. you want to hear my favorite? connell: here we go. i was hoping -- >> when succeed ad man with raging staph infection all over the plane -- connell: still telling story. >> jumped out of the seat and forced to remove him from the flight. flight was delayed an hour but people were safe. that is my interest. connell: you are telling the story. >> it was insane and zero compensation seated next to somebody that was basically a health risk who are you talking to? who are you talking to? connell: studio appearance would be your last because we do have these other cameras. >> guess who is my friend? maybe not you, matt, matt is not laying a hand on me. connell: night weather. thank you, dagen. the good to see you, wasn't that really weird segment. >> no, it wasn't, perfectly fine, connell. you're the one who is weird. connell: not what these people are tweeting in. >> state department warning us abou

in tsa precheck lines it was less than five minutes. >>> ex-cop and convicted killer drew peterson is looking at more prison time. a jury in suburban chicago deliberated about an hour before finding peterson guilty in a murder-for-hire plot. an inmate testified that peterson wanted to have the prosecutor who put him behind bars killed. peterson is serving a 38-year sentence and faces up to 60 more years in prison. >>> and new details are emerging about this weekend's shooting spree in houston. army veteran dionisio garza fired 212 times before a police sniper killed him and police some sort of depression. they think he acted alone not as any part of any terrorist group and left rambling messages taped to the walls of the tire shop where he killed a customer. >>> to the north, thousands of canadians are expected to begin returning home today after almost a month following that massive wildfire. thousands of structures were lost in ft. mcmurray but 90% of the city remains intact. >>> so, apparently that's a guy driving a stolen front loader an being pursued in anchorage, alaska. after s

for people we talked with, though, both time and money are the reasons they have not joined the precheckdon't want to think that i need it at this point. if i -- i don't have that much trouble to warrant that much, you know, expenditure. >> i have a lot people that i know that kind of do the tsa pre and it gets you through quicker but, types, there are more lines in that line than here. that's a hit or miss. >> go to a tsa field office to show your passport and that's when you pay your money. >>> breaking news in san francisco. someone steals an ambulance. >> who steals an ambulance? >> we'll figure that out. >> he drives across the bridge and crashes. >> and we are so excited to have original v j martha quinn. >> can't wait. ♪ ♪ (laughing) there's nothing like making their day. except making sure their tomorrow is taken care of too. financial guidance while you're mastering life. from chase. so you can. while you're mastering life. whe gets a ready for you alert the second his room is ready. so you know what he gives? i'll give you everything i've got and then some. he gives a hundred a

you might want to sign for the lobal entrypro" or precheck... that's assuming you can get an appointment. >>> looking to beat the lines at the airports. you may want to sign up for pre check assuming you can get an appointment. there's a six-month waiting period just to apply for the program. in response, sfo is trying to set something different up. for two months, they will keep the global entry enrollment office open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. the new hours begin on sunday. >>> there's time to get in on the e-bay option. lunch with the best known investor. tonight marks the end of week long auction for lunch with warren buffett. it benefits the glide foundation. bidding runs until 7:30 tonight. about 40, 50 minutes from now. the current high bid, would you do it? $2.8 million for lunch. the berkshire hathaway founder has been doing this annually since the year 2000 and raised more than $20 million for the glide foundation. >> great cause. >> better come with big steaks or shrimp or whatever you like. >> i'm willing to give $20 for lunc

. >> and the precheck with ts a. >> tell us about the interview process that is involved and how much ahead should you do this. >> a couple of months? >> yes. at least a good idea. the success of the program and the fact that it gets people through has really ballooned on us. we will be conducting the interviews at the airport and we want to get as many people through the process as we can and we are having trouble keeping up with the success of the program which is a good thing, right? >> yes. a great thing. global entry program, lasts you five years and gets preinterviewed and your day of travel you zip through. >> i love it. >> steve baxter port director for the u.s. office of customs and border protection. great ideas and we have a link on website. we love it. >> who the utility works with to make this happen and what still needs to be done before the diablo canyon nuclear power plant can be shut down. >>> an agreement announced could pull the plug on california's last nuclear power plant. pg&e and nuclear groups have billion dollared about the safety of the diablo nuclear plant.

. >> first there was a nightmare security lines, now problems with precheck. why the airport security short cut is making lines even longer. "fox & friends first" starts right now. >> hope ya'll are waking up to wild and lovely dreams this morning. look at the sunrise over new york city. you are watching "fox & friends" on this thursday morning. i am has been bee hundre-- abby. >> i am heather childers. chaos on capitol hill. >> tempers boil over as they a t gun control sit in. then breaking out in a broadway musical. ♪ >> let's get to garrett tenney. he is live in washington, d.c. with the dramatic results. >> this progress is still underway with a handful of democrats refusing to leigh cuddling up

get manager passengers enrolled in precheck is esen torble security and efficiency and identifying travelers and expediting them through screening. we have the opportunity to act again and act swiftly. i made the commitment to my constituents to tackle things head on. a few months ago, we convened representatives from airports and airlines to hear directly what they think needs to be tone to help. the message was consistent and it was loud. t.s.a. needs to collaborate with individual airlines and airport authorities to coordinate sufficient staffing levels on a local business wem heard their message and this bill will require t.s.a. to maximize models and give airports, airlines and labor organizations a seat at the table to be sure they're being used in the most effective and efficient manner. the checkpoint optimization and efficiency act will make a meaningful impact on shortening the burdensome wait times on americans traveling through airports across this country. it is critical that congress act swiftly to get this bill to the president's kesk. specifically, it redeploys t.s.a. assets,

that precheck thing is good. >> the mattress. >> the boring answer is your home.t i did buy a 1994 ford bronco when i was in college and we were inseparable and that was my best investment. >> that was your best friend. >> oh, willie. >> a really good blow dryer. in this business, it's as important as the pen and pad. >>> finally, friday, we have this, just kidding. >> i got wheres -- >> you could have a shot of tequila or take a fish bowl question. >>> let's get the pop story. we'll start with amy schumer. gracing the cover of "vogue" july's issue. in a game of anything you can do, i can do better. the ladies decided to switch roles for a day. >> i could totally do what you do. >> i could do what you do. >> which one of these is good for her? shouldn't be a big decision. >> aren't those not the same? >> no, not at all. >> yeah, i know. i just didn't know if you knew. >> i said to her, you go first. that's my time.ç but, remember, winter is coming. >> that mike drop. we still love you, amy. you can find that july issue of "vogue" on newsstands on the 22nd of june

i noticed the precheck program is pretty good treatment in your assessments of programs what people pay a little money and share a little information and then at a mexico city strip search machines or advanced imaging technology. is that because background checks ar by i love cost effecte security, or is it because letting people get away from the time-consuming and expensive machines is avoiding a lot of costs? what does the heavy lifting with the project mean? >> i mean, we are working on doing a risk assessment at the moment. so we are not fully first with what the metrics are. we seem to like it because it treats people with a low risk. it recognizes most passengers are going to be low risk and, therefore, they should be treated accordingly when it comes to security screening. so this is a really good example, the first example of tea is actually using risk-based approaches the aviation security and screening. we think this is a pretty good step. and it saves them money. >> right here and a question over here. go ahead. >> did any of the analysis identified any top corporations rece

love field it was a fairly chaotic scene and several passengers rushed or darted through the tsa precheck or the tsa check point and now having to essentially rescreen some of these individuals so that they can go on to their flights so, again, recapping here continuing the find out what exactly happened just outside that baggage claim, we're told that several people in that -- amid the chaos made the way through the security check point and officials and tsa having to rescreen them before they continue and move on with the flights and airport operations not tremendously affected but nonetheless that investigation does continue there at dallas love field, don. >> polo sandoval. mary sciavo if we still have her. >> you do. >> former inspector general of the department of transportation. my first inclination is to run through security and that's appears what some passengers did and having to rescreen passengers. >> well, absolutely. and, you know, with a couple of the shootings that occurred at u.s. airports, you know, again, one of them aimed at the security check point but fortunately if