according to figures from the transportation security administration, more than 25,000 security breaches have occurred at u.s. airports since late 2001. that's 1 breach for every 170,000 passengers. >> security breaches in the thousands, all these many years after 9/11, should concern the american people. >> reporter: last weekend a cleaning crew found a cell phone-sized stun gun on a jetblue plane. in june a nigerian man was accused of using a stolen i.d. and s seone else's day-old boarding pass to talk his way througug the initial security checkpoint at new york's jfk airportt and the virgin america boarding gate. >> you could have the best technology and security and plans, but, again, it comes down to the human factor. >> reporter: in a statement to abc news, the tsa says the 25,000 breaches represent a tiny 5.5 billion travelers who have been screened at the nation's 450 airports since september 11th. >> certainly it's a small percentage given the large number screened. on the other hand we know from hard experience, 9/11, that only one security breach can be catastrophically fatal.

. ♪ the transportation security administration plans to instal re on scanning >>> soon, no more nakedt airports. the transportation security administration plans to install new software on scanning machines. now, that will allow security workers to spot possible threats on passengers without having to view images of naked bodies. this comes after complaints that the current full-body scanners invade privacy. the upgrade will be installed at airports nationwide in the next couple of months. >>> the price tag for another new terminal at sfo just went up. according to "the examiner," planners want the new terminal 3 to meet the same standards as the new terminal 2. it will feature an 18,000-square-foot expansion, more seating and additional retail space. the price estimate has jumped from $24 million to $104 million. the airport commission is currently soliciting new bids for a contract. no public money will be used. >>> there are some signs of hope now that the national football league will start its season on time. representatives of players and team owners are working on a final labor

tsa authorization bill which is intended to enhance the streamline tsa transportation security initiative. a few weeks ago administrator pistol testified in front of the subcommittee to discuss his priorities, the purpose of today's hearing is to hear different industry perspectives on the ongoing challenges and securing transportation systems and what improvements could be made through the legislative process. tsa plays a critical role keeping america's travelers say, however, it is hinged on the cooperation for the public and private sector partners. we look forward to continuing this conversation hearing from some of the reverse course of public and private sector partners that tsa relies on to fulfill its mission of protecting our nation's transportation systems. as an example of the important collaboration between tsa and its partners has been the response to the human air cargo intact. since october, tsa is in working with private industry to develop and implement it short-term security directive to address certain vulnerabilities to read while challenges remain the open lines of communication between tsa and pri

we appreciate the opportunity to testify before you as you move to authorize the transportation security administration. the cargo airline association is a nationwide trade organization representing the interests of the nation's all cargo carriers, specializing school -- soli and cargo are members of the primary drivers of worldwide economy that demands the efficient time definite transportation of a wide range of commodities. every member of the aviation community recognize as the highest level of safety and security must be a cornerstone of all of our operations. it is also important to understand that the aviation industry is composed of a diverse group of businesses with substantially different operational models. we have heard some from mr. calio and we have heard some from gamma. there a whole host of different aviation models and i believe mr. rojas stated earlier we expect the trucking agency and one size does not fit all. indeed even within the all cargo community there are substantially different operations. some of our members offer time definite service and are generally known for their exp

the transportation security administration has notified all airlines to be on alert. there is no word on who is behind this plot. the tsa says they shouldn't employe-measures of security when they travel. >>> a meeting today between prosecutors and defense attorneys in the dominique strauss-kahn case. what is being said about the closed-door sessions. >>> and new video of that incredible dust storm that went through arizona. >>> a 17-year-old stafford teenager is charged with shooting and killing a 62-year- old woman. i am stephen tschida. that story for you in a moment. >>> sunshine, warm, and humid. >>> new at 6:00 a 17-year-old girl is behind bars in stafford. >> she allegedly shot and killed a woman outside her staff for home. stephen tschida has more and reaction. >> people in this community say authorities say this is an isolated incident, and we have learned that the 17-year-old girl was related to the 62-year- old victim. this is a quiet subdivision. people live here as says there is little to no crime. they found a wife and mother lying on the floor. she was

homeland subcommittee held a hearing tuesday in authorization priorities for the transportation security administration. members looked at how a tsa authorization bill can improve overall transportation security and enhance the effect it has an impact the security initiatives. next, we heard from representatives of transportation industry and suggested improvements. this is two hours.omnd >> the committee on homeland security subcommittee transformation security will come to order. the committee's meeting today to hear different industry is on authorizing the transportation security administration fornist fiscalrati for fiscal years 2012 nd 213. yearke to welcome everyone here to this hearing and thank all of our witnesses for their patients. i apologize for us been called for votes when the hearing was supposed to start, but it is what it is. we look forward to your testimony and greatly appreciate the time and effort you put into your opening statements preparing for the hearing and i know the q&a is going to be worthwhile. the committee plans to develop a tsa authorization bill which is intended to

the transportation security administration says people traveling from overseas may experience additional screening at airports and says including more interaction with passengers. in addition to other methods. u.s. security official says placing explosives inside people to hide bombs is not a new idea but there is intelligence pointing to a fresh interest in that tactic. >> the faa released audio recordings of last april's close call for a severely damaged southwest airlines plane traveling to phoenix to sacramento when a hole opened up in the roof. you can see it. the flight crew remained calm, taking that plane down 20,000 feet in five minute autos we've got a hole in the fuselage in the back of the airplane. >> and you're five, zero miles. >> we'll take it. >> fortunately none of the crew or passengers was seriously hurt. investigators believe a manufacturing defect caused that plane to tear apart. it prompted a sweeping investigation of the fleet. other planes were found to have fuselage crack autos they were calm. >> coming up here, the president tackles tough twitter question autos

the transportation security ad ay a >>> if you are tired of security headaches at the airport, relief may be coming soon. the transportation security administrationannounced today a test program to streamline the screening process. here's how it's going to work. pre-screened frequent flyers on delta and american airlines will be steered toward expedited security lines. that might mean no need to remove your shoes or take out laptops. the tsa says the program will allow screeners to focus in on higher risk travelers. we have more on the story ahead on the cbs evening news with scott pelley coming up at 5:30 right after this newscast. >>> from the white house tonight the first signs of a possible compromise to avoid a potentially disastrous default. senate leaders discussed the plan to give the president enhanced authority to raise the debt limit. at the same time, procedures would be set in motion that could lead to federal spending cuts. the federal reserve chair warned of dire consequences if lawmakers don't reach an agreement. >> jobs, interest rates, credit, uhm, availability of government payments benefits, all those things would be affected

transportation security is two hours. >> the committee on homeland security subcommittee transportation security will come to order. the committee is meeting today to hear a different industry perspectives on authorizing the transportation security administrationize for us been called for votes when the hearing was supposed to start, but it is what it is. we look forward to your testimony and greatly appreciate the time and effort you put into your opening statements preparing for the hearing and i know the q&a is going to be worthwhile. the committee plans to develop a tsa authorization bill which is intended to enhance the streamline tsa transportation security initiative. a few weeks ago administrator pistol testified in front of the subcommittee to discuss his priorities, the purpose of today's hearing is to hear different industry perspectives on the ongoing challenges and securing transportation systems and what improvements could be made through the legislative process. tsa plays a critical role keeping america's travelers say, however, it is hinged on the cooperation for the public and private sector partners. we look forward to continuing this conversation hearing from some of the reverse course of public and private sector partners t

. >> the traigs -- transportation security administration and fbi investigating a big security breech. someone got a stun gun past airport screeners and on to a plane. and it was discovered in a pocket. airline passengers are shocked someone managed to get it through security. >> they won't let you carry makeup? i don't see how snun smun got on with a stun gun. >> and halts off? belts off? that is amazing. >> and fbi says it doesn't appear waits intended to be used in an attack. they say they do not know who brought it on board. >> the chp and caltrans launched a campaign called move over. and they want us to remember state law requires us to slow down in road construction zones or face fines. this is after three caltrans workers were killed in three months. drivers can expect to see more officers in construction zones as well as visual reminders to move over or slow down. in other words a lot of signs. >> coming up... another way to think about the salt in diet there. is another nutrient that could neutralize the feekts and we'll have a phone hacking scandal that seems to know no lim

transportation security administration plans to install new machines. that >>> soon no more naked images at airports. the transportation security administration plans to install new software on its scanning machines. now, that will allow security workers to spot possible threats on passengers without having to view images of naked bodies. this comes after complaints that the current full-body scanners invade privacy. the upgrade will be installed in airports nationwide in the next couple of months. >>> commuting to work can be a pain but it can also be expensive. >> this sounds good. you may soon be able to get your boss to pay for some of t sacramento lawmakers passed a bill that makes it easier foreemployers to foot part of the bill. it touts alternative to cars. transportation experts say it will true more people out of their cars. >> it will help the employees by getting them off the road to work more rested and $4 gas. >> small business owners say this bill takes more money out of their pockets. lawmakers say commuting costs will be tax-deductible f

the report also reveals that the transportation security administration could not confirm the identitiesf thousands to have received licenses. part of the problem is that the federal aviation administration can't require a social security number from applicants. the report was requested two years ago after it was determined that the man convicted in the bombing of pan am flight 103 still held an faa license along with others who should not have happened. >>> now here's a look at other stories making news early today in america. >>> a couple of of aspiring robbers failed to close a deal at an ohio gas station. the suspect did plenty of break, but it was the entering part that wasn't successful. they quit trying to hammer their way in, and they were arrested soon after leaving the scene. >>> a rash of smash and grab robberies continue to spread in los angeles last week. recently it released video of the latest incident to show a trio of criminals inside a jewelry store using mace and hammers to carry out the crime. the thieves got away with $7,000 worth of merchandise. police say seven sim

>> because we have an incompetently managed transportation security administration. it's been that way since the start. there's been no accountability since 9/11, many of the people involved tsa were involved. and we don't know whether the body scanners work and whether or not they're safe. >> and the body bomb, surgically implanting bombs inside the person's body. would this pick it up. >> it wouldn't pick it up, but the subject brought up, why we need to change the transportation security administration. you don't make announcements like that to the public. if you know something, intel like that, you keep it quiet and try to do something about it. to make announcements like that or siltly announcements they found 13 knives if one bag, ray charles could have found that. this is all show, not a lot of go. >> jamie: well, stun guns in seat pacts and hearing more and more about the breaches of security. what would correct it? should the tsa not be in charge? should we privatize? what should we do? >> we have to have professional security not the pointy object patrol. t

the report also reveals that the transportation security administration could not confirm the identities of thousands who have received licenses. part of the problem is that the federal aviation administration can't require a social security number from applicants. the report was requested two years ago after it was determined that the man convicted in the bombing of pan am flight 103 still held an faa license along with others who should not have had them. >>> now here's a look at other stories making news today in america. >>> a couple of of aspiring robbers failed to close a deal at an ohio gas station. the suspect did plenty of break, but it was the entering part that wasn't successful. they tried to hammer their way in, and they were arrested soon after leaving the scene. >>> a rash of smash and grab robberies continue to spread in los angeles last week. recently released video of the latest incident show a trio of criminals inside a jewelry store using mace and hammers to carry out the crime. the thieves got away with $7,000 worth of merchandise. police say seven similar robberies

. >> reporter: the transportation security administration confirms al qaeda operatives in yemen want to surgically implant a bomb inside a human in order to bring down an airplane. >> we've taken it seriously and that's why we have passed it to our foreign partners and tsa air carriers. >> reporter: the tsa alerted airlines worldwide and is beefing up security for international flights headed to the u.s., especially. a law enforcement source tells cbs news officials have not uncovered an actual plot, but information that al qaeda recently expressed interest in recruiting a surgeon to implant explosives. experts warn plastic bombs would be tough to detect even for full body scanners. >> it's hard for the current technology to actually determine what is inside body cavities. >> reporter: security personnel have been told to watch for someone who may be acting out of the ordinary, possibly in pain or discomfort from an implanted device. sources say terrorist groups want to make u.s. airport security more costly and fliers more fearful. >> i travel a lot, do you think about it. i don't t

. >>> the transportation security administration has made change as to those whole body scanners. the current software shows images of a naked body, but the new software shows only generic images while pinpointing security concerns. the tsa hopes to upgrade half the scanners at 40 airports by the end of the year. >>> now to the budget battle. efforts to avoid this nation's first default may rest with the bipartisan deal, now being hashed out in the senate. it started with the with so-called gang of six senators, but support for the plan is growing, as danielle noddingham reports. >> reporter: the gang of six is growing its numbers. at least 36 senators have signed a letter backing a new bipartisan plan to slash $3.7 trillion from deficits. liberals don't like the plan's $500 billion in cuts to health programs and cuts to social security, medicare, and medicaid. conservatives oppose $1.1 trillion in new tax revenue, gained by closing corporate loopholes and scaling back deductions. the biggest factor for any deal right now is time. with the august 2nd deadline fast approaching, pre

the head of the transportation security administration says that he wants to employ behavior detection techniques. trained officers will look for signs and behaviors of potential terrorists. in addition, the tsa chief says that he is looking at employing techniques that engage travelers in conversation before boarding flights. all of this could start next month. >>> president obama stepped away from the debt crisis briefly today to announce a fuel efficiency deal with auto makers. next year's models were average about 30 miles a gallon. by 2025, that number will rise to 54 1/2. jim action l axelrod. >> the gas guzzling crown vic. help is on the way. >> right now, we pay a lot of money for gas. it is taking a lot of money from our pockets. >> beginning in 2017, car companies have agreed to double the average fuel efficiency of their entire model lines. that will force them to make lighter, smaller vehicles with high-tech engines. >> this agreement on fuel standards represents the single most important step we have ever taken as a nation to reduce our dependence on foreign oil. >> buying

hassles that come with air travel in the post-9/11 world, this may be welcome news: the transportation security administrationtoday it will try express lanes for security screening at four airports. bob orr sat down with the head of the t.s.a. today to find out how it will work. >> reporter: the goal is to streamline airport checkpoints by separating some frequent travelers from those passengers the t.s.a. knows least about. >> and so we have to make sure that folks on the highest risk... >> reporter: t.s.a. administrator john pistole says with terrorists still intent on hitting aviation, this approach will leverage limited resources and target the biggest potential threats. >> we want to make sure that those that we know very little about, that we can focus proper time and attention on them while at the same time recognizing that virtually everybody who flies is not a terrorist. >> reporter: the new screening initiative will be phased in this fall starting with two airlines at four major airports. selected frequent travelers boarding delta airlines in atlanta and detroit and some frequent fliers on american

chairs the house subcommittee on national security and is demanding answers from the transportation security administrationnfortunately we have to be right all the time. terrorists only have to get lucky once. >> reporter: since the september 11th terror attacks the u.s. has spent billions of dollars to revamp airport screening and the tsa insists the problems amount to less than 1% of the 5.5 billions screened in the past ten years. >> tsa's goal is to work with airport authorities to stay ahead of the evolving terrorist threats. >> reporter: a security breach is broadly defined, it can be anything from a checked bag being misplaced to someone being arrested for trying to get past a security checkpoint. just this past week a cleaning crew found a stun gun own a jetblue airplane at new work airport. the latest scrutiny comes at the height of the summer travel season. the tsa is already taking heat for its aggressive screening policies, including patdowns on children and elderly people and screening machines that see through clothing. the tsa insists all of it is necessary to protect the flying public. sand

the transportation security administration plans to install new software on scanning machines that will allow security workers to spot possible threats on passengers without having to view images of naked bodies. this comes after complaints that the current full-body scanners invade privacy. the upgrade will be installed at airports nationwide in the next couple of months. >>> a form of flattery or a huge ripoff? an entire store full of fake apple products. that's coming up. the only one. the growing outrag netflix price change... and how you can >>> no surprise, she is not the only one, the growing outrage over netflix price changes and how you can beat it. >> the calorie counter's worst nightmare. the worst of the gut-busting meals that you could be eating. >>> from the cbs 5 weather center, good evening, everybody. skies are clear. temperatures soaring into the 90s. the repeat performance and then the day the cooldown begins as eyewitness news continues right here on cbs 5. when your eyes are smiling... you're smiling. and when they're laughing... you're laughing. be kind to your eye

the transportation security administration they may grab your junk they may follow your top does they may even go where the sun don't shine if they're feeling on the first side but don't worry it's not sexual assault when they do don't even think about it back though you don't have a government sanction and they beat me to it story a female blue shirt of the t.s.a. got a taste of her own medicine this past weekend at sky harbor airport in phoenix when sixty one year old yukari muhammad a new hero apparently decided that she'd have had enough of the agency's license to grope. according to a police report she grabbed agent barbara o'toole's quote left breast through her clothing this queasiness and twisting it with both hands without the victim's permission. she didn't she didn't get permission first sound so dramatic for poor barbara funny because it also sounds very familiar to some of the assault and human to the assault and humiliation that you know the rest of us have to go through but now we have the double standard where we can all see it very obviously only open when the t.s.a.

flight a few days ago after polling this same track on a flight from new york to l.a., transportation security administration says the screening system failed, he lives in willowbrook illinois and does business in chicago. >> let's check in with tom skilling in the weather center. >> we have power outs, power poles have been snapped in trees down all the way from kenosha. this approaching extreme heat is tangling with the jet stream, for average now has been blowing up down the length of the lake but we have these walls a sweeping the western shoreline of lake michigan and they tahawwur to 57,000 ft. and they are moving southward at about 40 mi. per hour and are not reaching very far west. indiana is being hard hit with flooding rains. much more and all of the extreme heat and that is on the way coming up. >> chicago's mayor holding a town hall meeting on facebook. >> the questions our new mayor got into what he posted back. >> when a boy gets a much needed therapy dog. >> you are going to get an idea in this process that is going to be a termination of an idea to help solve something that other people are e

. >> since enhanced transportation security administration procedures were put in place a decade ago, life has changed for the flying public. the tsa has been reduced by the politicians who voted for the system. and mocked by the cast of "saturday night live." this is a security was needed. this system was designed for that reason. subsequent acts lead to the requirement for us to remove our shoes and to submit to pat- downs. we recognize the goal is safety for all of us. recent incidents of a thorough search of a child are selling the reputation of the tsa. administrators say the procedures are being followed and they are for the protection of the public. it is in the best interests of passengers and the authorities to follow their procedures and in the best interests of the passengers to cooperate. what we hope is that callmer heads will prevail. we all remember the friendly skies and we want to keep them that way.

can't thank you so much for joining us tonight lately our affectionate friends at the transportation security administration have been hard at work building a laundry list of abuses beyond radiation exposure and molestation they have quite a criminal record. if we had a justice system system worth a damn it seems though even with all the touching and trauma going on sometimes the bad guys do get what's coming to them as it turns out sometimes t.s.a. agents sneak around with interesting things in their pants too and we can officially add best to the list of their abuses police have arrested thirty year old nelson sent jago after he was allegedly caught stuffing an i pad into his pants by an employee of continental airlines it's estimated that the government sanctioned groper may have stolen as much as fifty thousand dollars worth of products over a six month period he's been at this gig since two thousand and nine and while it is pathetic that someone of such low moral character could get away with theft on the job for this on perhaps it's a testament to what kind of people are taking these jobs charges are

i appreciate the opportunity to appear before you today to discuss the transportation security administration's responsibility regarding perimeter security at u.s. commercial airports. i would like to emphasize three points. first, every airport has an individualized security plan of which perimeter security is an important piece. two, airport authorities are responsible for executing the plan. three, t.s.a. is responsible for improving the plan and inspecting airport compliance of the plan. unlike check point security, airport security people and vents play the lead role in carrying out airport security. t.s.a. conducts airport inspection to mitigate risks, and including joint vulnerability inspections and atesting of access-controlled processes in the airport. analyzing the assessments to develop mitigation strategies that enhance a security processture and determine if any changes are required. perimeter-related airport compliance has been inspected 27,031 over the past 16 months. every airport receives an annual security assessment to include access to perimeter and controls. initiated a sp

the head of the transportation security administration says airline passengers may notice additional curity. >> we're doing other things here in the u.s. that people may or may not see in terms of random, unpredictable screening, whether that's behavior detection, canines, the explosive trace detection, the swabbing. all those things people may or may not see different types of security as they travel through u.s. airports. >> let's dig deeper on this with the "los angeles times" national security correspondent, brian bennett. what is the intelligence? sometimes they have little sketches in which they say it's serious enough to give a warning and sometimes they are more intelligence that raises the alarm level. what are they hearing? >> the intelligence officials vnts heard about a specific plot. they heard chatter that a terrorist group was planning to or thinking about surgically implanting bombs inside people. they didn't have specific information about a specific plan to target u.s. aircraft. >> but they take it seriously enough to warn carriers in the united states but overseas.

john sammon as with the transportation security administration. we do appreciate you being here. mr. stephen is the director of the homeland security the government accountability office. mr. jerry orr is the aviation director at the charlotte douglas international airport. mr. rafi is the president of the new age security solutions and former director of the security televisa bulgarian airport, and it's inspector william parker is the commander of amtrak police department's k-9 unit appreciate you being here as well. pursuant to the committee rose all witnesses will be sworn in before they testify. please rise if you will and raise your right hand. >> the you solemnly swear or affirm the testimony you're about to give the committee will be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth? thank you. you may be seated. let the record reflect all the witnesses answered in the affirmative. should allow time for discussion we would appreciate if you would limit your verbal testimony to five minutes or less. you're entire written statement will be entered into the record. with tha

the transportation security administration is making those changes oof complaints from travelers and it uses a generic outline of a body and highlights the area where anomalies are detected, eliminating the need for actual images of passengers. >>> people desperate for work are using zip lines to begin the long border cross krosing they hope will lead them to the u.s., but many of them never get there. >> it may not be rel, but it's popular. for just a few dollars, you can pay your way across the river and into a new country. the zip line built at the border between mexico and guatemala found by a cnn affiliate. a guatemalan my grant admits he's crossing this way because he doesn't have a passport. it connects them to a mexican town, once there, my grants travel on freight trains to the u.s. border. many never get there. last week, mexican authorities stopped a bus into central mexican state with 104 undocumented my grants on board. in august, last year, 72 would be my grants were killed by a mexican drug cartel. those who do get to the border have another rir river to cross, or a 21

the transportation security administration reporting its officers found 13 knives in a man's carry-on bag at baltimore-washington international airport. this coming on the heels of a congressional report claiming there have been at least 25,000 airport security breaches in the past decade. we're told this latest incident happened last week. and according to the t.s.a. spokesman, security noticed the knives when the bag went through the x-ray machine. switch blades and a butterfly knife reportedly among the weapons found. the suspect, who was on his way to minnesota claims is he a knife collector. but now he faces charges including possession of a deadly weapon. meanwhile, police in yuma, arizona arresting an army private. they say he tried to board a plane to los angeles with a quarter ounce of military explosives. a criminal complaint accuses the soldier of stealing the explosives during a recent training course. 19 days to go before the white house says the nation may have to make some painful choices about which bills to pay. president obama just met again with house and senate lea

it's now 6:15 and a new york boxer is suing the transportation security administration claiming discrimination. 32-year-old michael constantino was born with only one hand. he applied to become a tsa security screening at la guardia airport. he said he passed the interview, the background check and thought he passed the exam. but says he feels discriminated because he only has one hand. >> i passed everything that was required. but they just assumed that because i was born with only one hand i couldn't do the job. >>> time now 6:15, the house in washington will vote on speaker john boehner's ceiling plan. allison burns live in the washington, d.c. newsroom. and she has new information on when that vote will happen. >> reporter: john boehner will have a news conference then we expect to have a vote. a lot of law makers still don't like boehner's plan. time is running out with five days left before the u.s. hits its debt limit. bay area democrats are also against the boehner plan, they want a longer term increase in the debt limit and they are expressing their frustration to us about the whole p

i appreciate the opportunity to appear before you today to discuss the transportation security administration responsibility regarding perimeter security at u.s. commercial airports. i would like to emphasize three points -- first, every airport has an individualized security plan which burst -- perimeter security is an important piece. two, airport authority is responsible for executing the plan. 3, tsa is responsible for uploading -- approving the plan and getting compliance. unlike checkpoint security, airport authority people and investments playfully role in carrying out airport perimeter security. tsa conducts inspections to beef up security and mitigate risk. tsa analyzes the results to develop mitigation strategy that enhances an airport security posture and to determine if any changes are required. perimeter-related airport compliance has been inspected 27,031 tons of the last six months. every commercial airport receives an annual security assessment to include assessment of perimeter and access controls. allier this year, tsa's those of security operations instituted an assessment

but the transportation security administration is warning that passengers flying into the u.s. should expect a variety of additional screening steps. >>> metro escalator problems are getting worse. the escalators weren't working today at the foggy bottom metro stop. this has become a regular problem for metro riders. news4's melissa melai explains. >> reporter: frustrations over the escalators has been mounting for some time. now this latest report shows in the month of may, more than 100 of the system's 588 escalators was not working. the monthly report looks at whether metro's service is improving, deteriorating or remaining steady. it will be presented to the systems' board of directors thursday. performance is also worsening in several other categories. bus and rail, on-time performance, customer injury rate, up slightly, as well. there is one thing that has increased. the number of inspections completed. that a positive increase, up 8% over april. metro now is signing maintenance teams to the busiest stations and they promise to fill manager and supervisor positions this m

the transportation security administration says a bomb-sniffing dog conducting screening did an alert which brought in the bomb squad. they closed the check-in desk and the roadway to the terminal as a precaution this morning. of course it's developing news that we're following right now. and we'll bring you any available updates. of course that could also affect flights across the nation. it's 6:13. still to come on "today in the bay," one of the biggest computer chip heists in bay area history. an inside job. we've got details coming up. and the new suspects in the bryan stow beating case should be in court today. a live report coming up. -dad, why are you getting that? -that's my cereal. is there a prize in there? oh, there's a prize, all right. is it a robot? no. is it a jet plane? nope. is it a dinosaur?] [ male announcer ] inside every box of heart healthy cheerios are those great tasting little o's made from carefully selected oats that c help lower cholesterol. stickers? uh-uh. a superhero? ♪ kinda. [ male announcer ] and we think that's the best prize of all. ♪ >> good monday

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the head of the transportation security administration says he wants to employ new behavior detectionechniques. the feds already have behavior detection officers in many airports. they look for signs that someone might be a terrorist. well, now the tsa chief says he is looking at methods that would involve in-depth conversations with passengers. >>> a model appearance at a portland it station. >> it's very sunny today and it feels so nice on fabio's skin. thank you, sun. from the satellite picture, it looks like this... very romantic fabio hair blowing a lot and a lot of wind. >> wow. just keep working that, baby. fabio doing the weather. lawrence? what do you think? >> come on man? >> that's what it's come down to? taking off my clothes, wind blowing through my hair? >> there go the ratings. >> that's something else. tell you what folks. we are in for an interesting weekend weather-wise. it looks like it's going to be okay. we have a couple of things going on outside. as we have some low clouds and fog surging back onshore, but at the same time, things getting exciting up in the high

now congress is demanding answers from the transportation security administration.o be right all the time. terrorists only have to get lucky once. >> they are doing the best they can right now. >> the tsa says the numbers of breaches is less than 1% of the 5.5 billion screenings over the past decade. >>> she has been in prison by her own panic disorder. >> i was house bound. i didn't know why. i couldn't leave my house. >> that hasn't stopped her. what an oakland woman does to keep others from the same situation. >>> from the cbs 5 weather center in san francisco, temperatures are 16 degrees below normal but dennis o'donnell, he has the really cool stuff coming up. >> yeah, roberta. you are not going to believe what giants pitcher brian wilson was wearing tonight at an awards show. i have the pictures to prove it and the united states one game way from the world cup final, the semifinal showdown with france is coming up. ,, ,,,,,,,, beth! hi. looking good! you've lost some weight. thanks! you noticed! you know these clothes are too big now, so i'm donating them. not

. >>> the transportation security administration is under scrutiny again tonight after one passengerlaims she was disnatured against because of her curly hair. she was at sea-tac airport and was pulled aside by a tsa officer. she put her hands out to be patted down, but that's when they asked to examine her hair. when she resisted, the tsa officer threatened to call the police. her hair was pinned back in a curly pony tail. she claims she was singled out. >> there were many other females around me who were not black who were not having their hair searched, who had -- i mean, i distinctly remember looking at a woman with her hair in a curly pony tail, curly big hair, wondering why she wasn't being accosted as well. >> they responded by saying they take any potential racism charge seriously, but they say they are confident the alleged hair search was the case of officers being thorough during security searches. >>> coming up tonight, a new weather scare for the space shuttle "atlantis" just a few days before its final launch. >> america is getting fatter. we'll see how our region shape

the transportation security administration is installing new technology which will show a generic outline's body instead of the image of a naked figure. the software is designed to recognize dangerous items on passengers. it will be used in 40 airports across the country. i'm ainsley earhardt. now, back to greta. >> greta: many arizonans have had it with the obama administration. they asked for help about border security and many felt that they got absolutely nothing. so when they passed their own law sb 1070 and then got something from the feds they got sued. now, arizona legislators have gone to plan b. just launched a fund raising website under a new legislation signed by governor january brewer. they collect donations to build their own fence along their border with mexico. how does the website work? tax deductible. any word from president obama and how much money is being collected? joining us is chief correspondent for capital media services. howard, tell me about the website and how much money they are collecting? >> the website went live at 12:01 a.m. arizona time. as of a half ho

the transportation security administration plans to install new software on scanning machines.n a will allow security workers to -- that will allow security workers to spot threats without viewing naked bodies this. comes after complaints that the current scanners invade privacy. the up great will be installed in -- the upgrade will be installed in airports nationwide in the next couple of months. >> some people feel like her cooking in the midwest. >> the heat there inspired an illinois reporter to try out an age-old myth. is it hot enough to cook on his car? he asked shoppers what they would try to fry up. >> could you probably maybe fry aning. >> scrambled eggs. >> love it. >> the reporter gave up after 30 minutes of frying bacon and eggs on the hot of his own car. the bacon dried out. the eggs looked like they cooked a little. not very appetizing. >> did i that same story when i -- i did that same story when i was in north carolina. that must be journalism 101. >> next time a nonstick car. >> a news car? >> his car. >> time now 6:25. >>> coming up, some people are calling i

you go to an airport tomorrow morning you'll still be screened by a member of the transportation security administrationle running the tower will still be there and making sure planes are landing and taking off on ton. so who are these 4,000 people who got furloughed friday night at midnight. what do they do that's not getting done right now? >> these are people that are working on next generation technology. they're doing research. they're helping us with the kind of projects that we want to move ahead on in the future. they're hardworking federal employees who work for america trying to make sure that the faa continues to be not only the safest but the best aviation system in the world. this is not the way to run the best aviation system in the world. >> suarez: when the current chairman of the house transportation committee bob micah of florida was the ranking member and the democrats controlled the house, he had an interest already in seeing that people without do essential work in the nation's transportation system didn't form unions. he was interested in making it difficult. well, the old saying a

i appreciate the opportunity to appear before you today to discuss transportation security administrationsresponsibility regarding her matter security and u.s. commercial airports. i would like to emphasize three points. first, every airport has individualized security plans up with security, perimeter security is an important piece. two, airport authorities are responsible for executing the plan. three, tsa is responsible for approving the plan and inspecting airport compliance of the plan. unlike checkpoint security airport authority people and investments play the lead role in carrying out airport for a matter security. tsa conducts airport inspections to enhance security and mitigate risks associated with her matter and take ready including joint vulnerability assessments, special emphasis inspections and the testing of access control processes at airports. tsa analyze the results of these inspections and assessments to develop mitigation strategies that enhance airport security posture and to determine if any changes are required. parameter related airport compliance has been inspecte

missing in the first place no a story about a boxer from new york who is suing the transportation security administrationconstantine know. he was born with one hand. he claims he passed the job interviews, the background check, thought he passed the physical but the tsa turned hem down because he only has one hand. >> i passed everything else required but they assumed because i only have one hand, that i wouldn't be able to perform the test. >> he is not suing for money. he just wants the job with the tsa. >>> strange story from seattle. residents can rest easily after an effort to rescue a young coyote. >> i do this all day long. >> patty says she was worried sick about a young ky yot ti -- coyote. the head was stuck in a jar. she said he was probably stuck for a week just like that. after the story got out. she found that two newberrys grabbed the coyote pub and got the jar off. >> he was very weak. he put up no resistance whatsoever. >> part of the worry was about the weakened condition of the coyote stuck like that. residents said they haven't seen the coyote since. >>> tougher laws are in place to p

according to the documents from the transportation security administration itself, some 14,000 people managed to get into secure areas of airports. it happened at newark last year. a lovesick boyfriend snuck through a security exit to bid his girlfriend good-bye. thousands of passengers had to be rescreened. and there were 6,000 cases where passengers and carry-on luggage were not screened or not screened properly. >> there are still despite the expenditure of $20 billiononlus since 9/11 lots of security gaps that remain in aviation. >> reporter: this report comes as a stun gun was discovered sunday on a jetblue flight from boston to newark. last month a nigerian-american got on to a flight without a proper ticket or identification. and in december, a loaded high-powered glock like this one made it on to a flight from houston. the tsa tells abc news that the 25,000 breaches, many of which it characterized as minor,r, represent a tiny fraction of 1% of the billions of passengers screened at the nation's 450 airports since 9/11. quote, many of these instances were thwarted or discovered

the transportation security administration is taking steps to do away with the most intrusive kinds of body scans. our brian todd went to the airport to take a closer look a into the changes that are now in the works. >> wolf, the tsa says it wants to improve the passenger experience while enhancing sdurt. so what it's come up with now is new software for its millimeter wave advanced imaging technol y technology. some of the old images we've seen that saw right through your clothes and saw pretty much every phase of your body with great detail is, which were very controversial, that's going to be eliminated now. right now they're going to be introducing a much more generic figure popping up on the screens here when people come through. they say it's going to be different call go ahead rhythms that will be able to detect the differences in the bodies of men and women. but it certainly won't show up on these screens. it's going to be very generic for both. and will be able to still detect some anonlys there. it's going to be able to find nonmetallic devices you can't see, like the christ

the figures are from the transportation security administration which were provided to a congressional committee. breaches were from everybody leaving a bag at a check point to those that evaded security. the tsa says the numbers are misleading, and they account for 1% of the billions of people screened. >>> right now, the usa leads france 1-zip. a victory would move them one step closer to winning their third world cup. and then today's game follows the dramatic come-from-behind victory over brazil. the final is set for sunday. >>> britain's hacking scandal forces rupert murdoch to make a stunning move. and rushes relief to the site of pain. it's clinically proven to relieve pain twice as fast. new bayer advanced aspirin. there's another way to minimize litter box odor: purina tidy cats. our premium litters now work harder to help neutralize odors in multiple cat homes. purina tidy cats. keep your home smelling like home. vietnam, 1967. i got mine in iraq, 2003. u.s.a.a. auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation, because it offers a superior level of protection