turnover is high not because the tsa is underfunded. spends ten times what the previous private screening companies spent. micah said he was shocked at how much money they can waste. >> john, you don't want to know. i just sent two guys down. they've got a warehouse in texas and they have hundreds of puffers that didn't work. >> remember these? they cost $150,000 each. and were supposed to detect exp but t but they didn't work. >> they sat in warehouses, and they paid i think $600 apiece for d.o.d. to destroy them. >> sot tsa wastes money, misses terrorists, infuriates passengers, and creates long isn't isn't there a better way? oh, here's one. the lines are shorter at san francisco airport. they move quickly. and passengers even say the screeners are nice. >> people here are friendly and willing to help. >> i think they're a little more underst >> eve >> everybody here is friendly. a lot more friendly than dallas. >> dallas and all the other big airports employ government screeners. san fr san francisco is the one major airport that wa

. >>> we all know it's the tsa's job to find weapons it the airport, that's why we were surprised to learn a tsa employee is the one in trouble, accused of bringing a loaded gun to work. marc stewart, the employee has worked for the tsa for a while. >> reporter: good evening, the man has been on the job since 2002, so safe to say, he knew the rules. there's no reason to think he wanted to hurt anyone, but, another example of trouble here in denver. the people who inspect your luggage for weapons are now investigating one of their own. tonight, a long time tsa employee is suspended, after police say he brought a loaded gun to work. it was discovered in a backpack during the screening first thing this morning. >> dpd's airport unit was notified of this, made contact with this individual. interviewed him, the weapon. >> reporter: employees are screened to make sure they don't bring prohibited items like guns into secure areas. the tsa sending denver 7 this at the same time, saying the agency doesn't think the employee had "any ill intentions." >> what is the take-away from what happened

. >> reporter: when i called the tsa, they say billado's friend hit the jackpot. the office of inspector general cacas the program a security vulnerability. through the same program, a convicted felon who served time on domestic terror group charges got the same approval. but he shouldn't have qualified for pre-check. a recent report by the inspector general found layers of security simply missing at airports nationwide. >> i see that they didn't check all the workers either. >> reporter: the tsa failed to catch 73 airport workers nationwide who received badges but shouldn't have because the tsa terrorism watch list wasn't complete. applications from baggage handlers to store workers funneled through. but it's the tsa who is responsible for background checks. >> if you have a criminal history, we're going to know about it. >> i think a complete background check should be a minimum standard, not the maximum standard. including access to some of the airports most secure areas. this past fall covert testing auditors had no trouble getting in to areas. >> those respor

peter neffenger became the tsa administrator last july. >> what the inspector general reports show us you can never take your eye off the mission. >> reporter: shawn weeks-freeman is one of the academy instructors. she was a flight attendant on pan-am flight 330 standing where a bomb explode, where the 737 prepared to land in honolulu. one was killed, more than a dozen injured. >> when i talk to my class, i tell them, you're not here by accident. and i wasn't saved at that moment by accident because that threat in 1982 is today's threat still. >> reporter: the academy marks the first time all transportation security officers will have standardized training. previously new hires were largely trained on the job at their home airport. the i.g., if they're going through check points today with bring things that should be flagged, will those thipgs be caught? >> i think we'll catch them today. >> reporter: all of them? >> i don't know. i sure hope we catch all of them. >> reporter: the students will work at this mock checkpoint. it's complete with all the equipment, scott, they're going to

kris van cleave is in glenco, georgia, tonight at the tsa's new training academy. >> reporter: seeingpower of even a small explosive made the threat real for nearly 200 soon-to-be airport screeners. >> two, one. >> reporter: they're going through a new training program here in georgia designed to address troubling security gaps within the transportation security administration. a damning report by securities inspector general show screeners failed to detect 67 of 70 suspicious items brought through airport checkpoints. peter neffenger became the inspector general. shawn weeks-freeman is one of the academy instructors. she was a flight attendant on pan-am flight 330 standing where the 737 was preparing to land in honolulu. >> when i talk to my class, i tell them, you're not here by accident. and i wasn't saved at that moment by accident because that threat in 1982 is today's threat still. >> reporter: the academy marks the first time all transportation security officers will have standardized training. previously new hires were largely trained on the job at their home airport. >> the i

boot camp. glenco, georgia. >> this checkpoint is the centerpiece of the new tsa academy and the two-week training course. this gross out of a top to bottom review done by the agency that found gaps in training and proficiency on equipment like this. the new training academy ames to change that. an explosive lesson on the screeners will be asked to help prevent. >> this is a explosive -- >> reporter: the nearly 200 students assembled are some of the first to go through the new tsa training academy. >> it's controlled chaos. it's very difficult job. >> reporter: among those, 19-year-old yasmin. >> it's a challenge but rewarding challenge. >> reporter: this is the first time since the agency's creation after 9/11 that the tsa has centralized training of newly hired trainers who make between $31,000 and $45,000 a year. previously they were trained on the job at the airport they work. the academy opened in january as the tsa tries to recover from a series of high-profile embarrassments, including two officers allegedly groping passengers in denver and where screeners

the tsa said the trinity employees from the exercise will get extra training. we reached out to trinity to get a comment from the company but have not heard back. tim barber, channel 9, eyewitness news. picture of the man charged with shooting four people at an orlando grocery store. we found this 2014 mug shot of roy stevens. he's now facing four counts of attempted murder for the shooting at the tiptop grocery. three victims are stable now in a hospital. the fourth victim is in critical condition. police have not released a motive. >>> supervisor of election offices are taking calling from people who want to know if they have can a do over. they voted for former governor jeb bush before he suspended his campaign. the supervisor said once your vote is cast that's it. federal law says absentees have to be sent 45 days before the election for military over seas. >>> halifax health has plans to expand in deltona. some the hospital is going outside its taxing district. work is already underway at i-4 and holland boulevard just 5 miles from an existing hospital. th

peter neffenger became the tsa administrator last july. >> what the inspector general reports show us you can never take your eye off the mission. >> reporter: shawn weeks-freeman is one of the academy instructors. she was a flight attendant on pan-am flight 330 standing where a bomb explode, where the 7 prepared to land in honolulu. one was killed, more than a dozen injured. >> when i talk to my class, i tell them, you're not here by accident. and i wasn't saved at that moment by accident because that threat in 1982 is today's threat still. >> reporter: the academy marks the first time all transportation security officers will have standardized training. previously new hires were largely trained on the job at their home airport. the i.g., if they're going one of their teams trying to bring things that should be flagged, will those thipgs be caught? >> i think we'll catch them today. >> reporter: all of them? >> i don't know. i sure hope we catch all of them. >> reporter: the students will workt this mock checkpoint. it's complete with all the eqeqpment, scott, they're going to use i

peter neffenger became the tsa administrator in july. >> what the inspector general's results have told us is you can never take you eye off the mission. >> reporter: shawn weeks-freeman is one of the academy instructors. on august 11, 1982, she was a flight attendant on pan am flight 830, standing just rows exploded while the 747 prepared to land in honolulu. one person was killed, more than a dozen injured. >> when i talk to my class, i tell them, you're not here by accident. and i wasn't saved at that moment by accident. because that threat in 1982 is today's threat still. >> reporter: the academy marks first time all transportation security officers will have standardized training. previously new hires were largely trained on the job at their home airport. if they're getting through checkpoints today with one of their teams trying to bring things that should be flagged, will those things be caught? >> i think we'll catch them today. >> all of them? >> i don't know if we'll catch everything. i sure hope we catch all of them. >> reporter: the students will work at this mock checkpoint

>> the man has worked for the tsa since 2002. i confirmed the brought a loaded gun to work it was discovered in his backkack just before 6:00 a.m. this morning. while many people work at the checkpoint, i am told the man works in a support role. speaking in general terms, there has been a lot of concern lately about airport employees becoming involved with inside jobs across the country, smuggling weapons into secure areas and that is why employees like this man are screened tonight we have confirmed the emppoyee has been suspended. the tsa says at this point they do not believe the man had any bad intentions denver police are investigating and charges are possible. live in the newsroom. >>> colorado republicans what people to be able to carry concealed without needing a permit. "denver7" told you about a bill that would put an end to the required permits. it passed the state senate on a partyline vote 18-17. all democrats voted against the bill. and to the house where this bill will likely die. >>> quick burst of snow and now the

in the tsa, we're going to want to talk -- we have a new tsa director. i think he's the right person for the job. and so we're going to want to talk about how they're transforming their operations, personnel, training and technology. again, i think he is providing good direction. but we have to make sure that they are accomplishing their objectives and that we're tracking that progress. i will stop there. at this point, i will turn to our ranking member, senator shaheen. >> thank you, mr. chairman. welcome, secretary johnson. we're delighted to you have before this subcommittee again to talk your request for the department of homeland security. i should say at the outset that i share concerns about a number of the issues that the chairman raised. i do appreciate, as we do all, the diverse missions of the department and the millions of americans whose lives are affected by the work that you do. i think if anything, the mission may be getting broader because of the challenges that we face today. and i share the chairman's concern about the administration's

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