them on board the unit then compiles individual reports which are sent back to the transportation security administration after the story broke the agency issued a statement claiming it's standard procedure. for more shoes may deploy on flights in furtherance of the t.s.a. mission to ensure the safety and security of passengers crew members and aircraft throughout the aviation sector we gained reaction from investigative reporter dave lindorff and political commentator steve malzberg who didn't exactly see eye eye to . if i now know there are air marshals who are armed on my flights most of my flights i don't care who they're watching as long as they're there so i don't have a problem with this you know this is very akin to when they first started doing the no fly list which i wrote about for salon magazine what we found out were there actually were two lists there was the people that they knew were. dangerous terrorists but they didn't have the goods on them and they didn't let them fly and then there was a huge list which was people they harassed because of their politics and they were there were probl

. >>> the transportation security administration revealed the previously undisclosed program is called quite is guys. it was launched back in 2011. marshall's would identify suspicious passengers based on their travel history, destinations, or in-flight behavior. the tsa insists the program was designed to prevent terrorism and was not based on race or religion. >>> new at 11, two telephone you women are suing a state senator for blocking them from his twitter account. they claim democratic senator richard pan has violated their free-speech rights by blocking them. he is a physician who promotes universal vaccinations of children on twitter. both women have sent anti- vaccination messages to him. >>> conventional wisdom holds that it is better to buy than rent your home. a new study from truly a says that may not be the case. sky high prices may be . >> reporter: by now, everyone knows living in san francisco is pricey. rents are skyhigh and home prices are out of reach for many. a new study says that because of those high home prices in the city, it may make more sense to rent than ow

the transportation security administration's quiet skies program is not flying under the radar. the boston globe uncovered details of travelers who are not on the no fly list. air marshals can follow americans who exhibit a certain behavior like sweating, or a cold stare. >> the kind of behavior that someone shows that is really nervous and getting ready to do something really bad usually stands out. >> reporter: our security analyst says this is tsa's attempt to make your next flight safer. but the program is getting mixed reviews. >> knowing that people are caring for those of that travel, it is helping us, to protect us. >> reporter: some people have their concerns about the program, and how the information collected may restrict some from flying. but some feel that this extra level is similar to what you see on city streets. >> intention is good. they are doing what they feel is no different than a cop in san francisco walking the street, getting to know the people. some of them are troublemakers and some of them are not. >> reporter: it is said that air marshals observe abo

the transportation security administration says it's going through it's busiest period ever at u.s. orts. on friday about 2.6 million passengers and air crew, that's the second busiest day in tsa history. the week of june 24th through the 30th was the busiest single week ever. keep in mind the trade group airlines for america predict a record summer travel season up more than 3.5% over last year. >>> the federal probe into facebook sharing users data with a british consulting if i recall expanded. the fbi, securities and exchange commission and the justice department are now involved. the investigation reportedly centers on why facebook didn't disclose in 2015 that cambridge analytica improperly accessed the data of 80 million users. >> lyft bought the largest bike sharing company in the u.s. it also operates in chicago, boston and washington defendant c. among others. it's unclear when motivate's bikes will be available in the lyft app. >> very popular in the studio. thanks so much. >> thanks. >> still ahead, a new perk. why you might want to go for a second cup of coffee for breakf

domestic surveillance program titled quiet skies yes our good friends at the transportation security administration are at it again the boston globe reports that federal air marshals have begun following ordinary u.s. citizens not suspected of a crime or on any terrorist watch list and collecting extensive information about their movements and behavior and then according to a march t.s.a. bulletin the quiet skies program specifically targets travelers who are not under investigation by any agency in our not in the terrorist screening database in fact the globe goes on to report that all u.s. citizens who enter the country from abroad are automatically screened for possible inclusion in the quiet skies program and if you are if you are lucky enough to make it on the t.s.a. as magical new list a host of undercover air marshals will be placed on your next flight to take notes on your every action and movement now naturally this kind of surveillance on u.s. citizens is more than just a wee bit unconstitutional george washington university law professor jonathan turley told the globe that quote if this

domestic surveillance program titled quiet skies yes our good friends at the transportation security administration are at it again the boston globe reports that federal air marshals have begun following ordinary u.s. citizens not suspected of a crime or on any terrorist watch list and collecting extensive information about their movements and behavior and then according to a march t.s.a. bulletin the quiet skies program specifically targets travelers who are not under investigation by any agency in are not in the terrorist screening database in fact the globe goes on to report that all u.s. citizens who enter the country from abroad are automatically screened for possible inclusion in the quiet skies program and if you are if you are lucky enough to make it on the t.s.a. is magical new list a host of undercover air marshals will be placed on your next flight to take notes on your every action and movement now naturally this kind of surveillance on u.s. citizens is more than just a wee bit unconstitutional george washington university law professor jonathan turley told the globe that quote if this

board the unit then complain compiles individual reports which are sent back to the transportation security administration where after the story broke the agency issued a statement claiming it's standard practice. frederick marshall's may deploy on flights in furtherance of the t.s.a. mission to ensure the safety and security of passengers crew members and aircraft throughout the aviation sector or we get a reaction on this probably investigative reporter dave lindorff and political commentator steve malzberg who didn't see eye eye to. if i now know there are air marshals who are armed on my flights most of my flights i don't care who they're watching as long as they're there so i don't have a problem with this you know this is very akin to when they first started doing the no fly list which i wrote about for salon magazine what we found out were there actually were two lists there was the people that they knew were. dangerous terrorists but they didn't have the goods on them and they didn't let them fly and then there was a huge list which was people they harassed because of their politics and they were

. >>> speaking of which, the transportation security administration is looking to add thousands of workersits ranks and it turns out recruiting is becoming trickier in t ls tightabor market. >> kate rogers reports tonight from newark airport. ♪ ♪ >> the tsa is training its next generation of talent. >> the agency tasked with keeping the nation's sky safe is looking to increase its ranks with mock, screeni image interpretation and an explosive demonstration. >> at a federal law enforcement training center ino, glync georgia. >> making sure you work on time and your uniform up to par. >> treat everyone with respect. >> the agency is currently anhiring for tho of positions that range from security officers to k-9 handlers at a airportoss the country. entry level salaries depending vary on role and location. with the uptick in the u.s. economy and increases in wages packages.sation i think just like most employers we have steeper c wpetition. work hard to sell the benefits of federal employment to try to attract folks who are a very importantf mission securing america's traveling public. >> ne

them on board and the unit then compiles individual reports which are sent back to the transportation security administration well after the story broke the agency issued a statement claiming it's standard procedure for me deploying floats in furtherance of the t.s.a. mission to ensure the safety and security of passengers crew members and their craft throughout the aviation sector. fascinating stuff and to discuss it further let's cross live now to investigative reporter dave lindorff and political commentator steve malzberg gentlemen thank you very much indeed for joining us for another saudi topic then steve if i could just start with you we would you make of this quiet guys programming would you define it as they did as standard practice. well look first of all what people have to understand is that you don't have any right to fly in the united states certainly it's a privilege to fly and you don't have a right to say whatever you want on a plane or in an airport you don't have the right to move about the way you want so your freedoms are severely limited to begin with for security purposes and i believe

investigation has revealed the existence of a domestic surveillance program run by the transportation security administrationor tsa, which has been surveilling us citizens on planes and in airports since 2012. under the program, called "quiet skies," federal air marshals collect information about u.s. travelers, including common behavior like using the bathroom repeatedly, sleeping on flights, or sweating heavily. this is a video clip from the boston globe about the program. >> air marshals typically assist and surveilled people on terrorist watctch l lists, quiet skies cast a wider net. surveiance targets have included flight attendants, a young business executive, and anheher feral l laenforcrcent officer. yone who flies into the s.s. is prereened for the pgrgram. docunts show about 3people ononomestic flits are monitod each day. thousands have been surveilled. in the wake of the investigation, tsa officials have b bowed to pressure fm cocongress andnd plan to meet wh the house and senate homeland security committee's. for more, we're joined by jonna winter. is.plain what this program >> thank you for havi

details about the behavior of people traveling on airplanes -- an official from the transportation security administrationhe goal is to stop any potential aviation threats.officials use information from the intelligence community and previous travel patterns to choose targets before they board a flight.according to the boston globe, air marshals then look for the following behaviors:being abnormally aware of one's surroundings. excessive fidgeting or perspiration, rapid eye blinking, rubbing or wringing of hands.an appearance that differs from the information provided in advance.and sleeping on the flight.the program has existed since 2010, and operates with congressional oversight, but safety analyst and former f-a- a safety inspector david soucie believes the program is on the border of what's ethical.still, he supports it. "to be able to fly is a privilege and you have to give up a little bit of your own personal security and information to be able to fly for the sake of others who are flying and so i think that has to happen."the t-s-a issued a statement that reads:"the program absolutely isn't intend

details about the behavior of people traveling on airplanes -- an official from the transportation security administrationys the goal is to stop any potential aviation threats.officials use information from the intelligence community and previous travel patterns to choose targets before they board a flight.according to the boston globe, air marshals then look for the following behaviors:being abnormally aware of one's surroundings. excessive fidgeting or perspiration, rapid eye blinking, rubbing or wringing of hands.an appearance that differs from the information provided in advance.and sleeping on the flight.the program has existed since 2010, and operates with congressional oversight, but safety analyst and former f-a- a safety inspector david soucie believes the program is on the border of what's ethical.still, he supports it. "to be able to fly is a privilege and you have to give up a little bit of your own personal security and information to be able to fly for the sake of others who are flying and so i think that has to happen."the t-s-a issued now to our four zone forecast. taking a live look outsi

. >>> the transportation security administration is pushing back on a report about a secret surveillance program, targeting airline passengers. >> the program has been criticized for monitoring people with no known ties to terrorism. >> reporter: a previously unknown tsa program, designed to keep you safe, is drawing fire for secretly tracking u.s. citizens not on a terrorist watchlist or suspected of a crime. the boston globe first reported the quiet skies program, over the weekend. tsa confirms it first began in 2010, with the aim of preventing another 9/11. >> tsa officers are trained in behavioral detection. so, they are already looking for somebody who is acting erratically, who may seem nervous. somebody who is exhibiting signs that other people who have executed attacks on airports and airplanes, have exhibited. >> reporter: under the program, as travelers pass through airport security, a computer algorithm spots those whose travel and activities match with current threat intelligence. a human team then vets the information, and if there is a red flag in the background, that perso

the transportation security administration says passengers are selected for surveillance if their foreign travel or other factors raise red flags. the "boston globe" probing the story about this pract ge that's beng on for years. >> are you on the phone, do you have a eacomputer, rng something? are you going to bathroom, looking in a weird direction? do you change your cloth the plane or at the airport. >> in a statement, the tsa says the primary purpose of this ogram is to ensure passengers and flight crew are protected during air travel, and it's not intended to surveil ordinary americans. that's a quote. some civil libertarians though have criticized the program. >>> president trump is doubling hr tsue ofot immigration, and t afternoon he seemed to suggest that he wouldake a similar approach to iran that he's hadu witha and north korea. blayne alexander joining us now from capitol hill with the details on this. blayne? >> reporter: yeah, during this afternoon's news conference with president trump we saw two very different approaches. he says he's happy to sit down with the levered ira

. ♪ >> bret: the transportation security administration is pushing back tonight on a report about a secretveillance program targeting americans who are not suspected of a crime. correspondent leah gabriel looks at both sides from new york. >> a previously unknown tsa program designed to keep you safe is drawing fire for secretly tracking u.s. citizens not on the terrorist watch list or suspected of a crime. "the boston globe" first reported the quiet skies program over the weekend. the tsa confirmed it first began in 2010 with the aim of preventing another 9/11. >> tsa officers are trained in behavioral detection and so they are already looking for somebody who is acting erratically, who makes them extremely nervous, someone who is exhibiting signs that other people who have executed attacks on airports and airplanes have exhibited. >> under this program, as travelers pass through airport security, a computer algorithm spots those whose travel and activities match with current threat intelligence. a human team then bets the information and if there is a red flag in the flyer's background,

security program that was a secret until now. details on how that behavior could put you on their radar and how the tsa and transportation security administrationthe program. that's next. since my stroke, he hasn't left my side. with the right steps, 80% of recurrent ischemic strokes could be prevented. a bayer aspirin regimen is one step to help prevent another stroke. so, i'm doing all i can to stay in his life. be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. >> shepard: if you have flown on a jet in the past several years undercover air marshalls could have been sitting next to you keeping tabs on how often you or someone else goes to the bathroom or how often you sweat. it's part of the tsa's quiet skies program. the "boston globe" first revealed details about it over the weekend. we learned the goal is to prevent threats from terrorists. air marshalls say it's a time consuming and expensive way to track people that are not a threat. jonathan hunt has more. jonathan? >> shep, this is an undercover program that bottles down to this. the monitoring of passengers in-flight behavior that is considered to be suspicious even i

and the guard also held four public meetings across the country and worked with the transportation security administration to conduct a pilot program. . the coast guard issued its final rule with an implementation date of august 23, 2018. the service noted the final rule made a number of changes from the proposed rule, including flexibility with regard to purchase, installation and use of electronic readers. clarifying that the rule only effects risk group a vessels and facilities. and eliminating the distinction between risk group b and c for both vessels and facilities. however, industry was surprised by the expanded scope of the final rule where facility areas subject to the twic reader requirement went beyond what was included in the proposed rule and regulatory analysis accompanying that rule. the coast guard has acknowledged the discrepancy between the proposed and final rules. to date, the service has not been able to identify any security benefits to the expanded scope of the final rule or definitively state how it will address industry concerns. the office of management and budget recently comple

the 2016 election interference. more than 290,000 users followed one of those accounts. a. >> transportation security administrationback about a secret surveillance program targeting airline passengers. >> the program has been criticized for monitoring people with no known ties to terrorism. >>> and unknown tsa program designed to keep you safe and strong fire for tracking u.s. citizens not on the terrorist watch list or suspected of a crime. >>reporter: the boston globe first reported the quiet skies program over the weekend. it confirms efforts began in 2010 with the aim of preventing another 9/11. >> officers are changed into behavioral detection. they are already looking for someone acting erratically whose -- you may seem extremely nervous and exhibit -- exhibiting signs that other people who have executed attacks on airports and airplanes had a visit. >> under this program is travelers pass through a computer algorithm spots those whose travel and activities matched with threat intelligence. a human team that the information and is -- and if there is a red flag that person may be followed through his or her t

regard to gerry, the final we secured just last friday, the fine app step in terms of the federal approval of the project. the u.s. department of transportation federal transit administration published in the federal register their final record of decision, which is the final thumbs up from the federal in terms of the nipa process for the gerry b.r.t. which really gives us the green light to advance that project. so we will immediately be holding some open houses this week. one thursday at 6:00 in the tenderloin community school multi-purpose room and again on saturday 2:00 p.m. at hamilton rec center to solicit feedback from the public on the first phase of the project which is the phase east of the construction for which it would start later this year or early next year based on feedback we get from the public. we expect to be bringing legislation to this board later this summer. so, that was a great milestone and i know it's been maybe quiet but we needed to wait for this approval before we could advance the project. we'll start to see some momentum on phase 1 of the b.r.t. and then, finally this weekend, as i think everybody knows, is pride weekend. which is a big week