the newly >> the newly confirmed administrator of the transportation security administration testified on capitol hill today about aviation security and the operations of the t.s.a. peter neffenger is a retired coast guard admiral who took over as the head of the t.s.a. earlier this month. this hearing of the house homeland security committee is an hour and 20 minutes. ommittee is an hour and 20 minutes. chairman mccaul: the committee on homeland security will come to order. the committee is meeting today to provide members with an opportunity to hear from the newly confirmed transportation security administrator, peter neffenger, on his plans for leading the t.s.a. we expect to explore a range of issues related to the operations of the t.s.a. and i now recognize myself for an opening statement. two weeks ago, a terrorist attack in the american heartland inspired by a hateful ideology killed five american soldiers on u.s. soil. just a day after we marked up the extremism bill out of this committee. 14 years after 9-11, not only are we still under threat from islamist terrorists, but th

. >> reporter: such a trusted member of the transportation security administration at la guard yashg ia, he was -- guardia, he was made a supervisor just three years ago. she charged with taking a college exchange student into an airport bathroom and molesting her. >> it makes you really terrified. >> i'm shocked that he would be able to pull that off, for one. >> reporter: it was 8:00 pm tuesday, the victim, a 22-year- old korean national, was in terminal b, having just arrived on a flight from salt lake city. the victim told them she knew her interactions with the agent seemed sketchy, but he wore a uniform and seemed official. he allegedly stated to her "hey, ma'am i need to scan your body and your luggage." at first she objected saying you can't scan me but you can have a woman scan me because i am a girl. prosecutors say he ordered her into the bathroom, had her lift up her shirt and unzip her pants and allegedly touched her under and over her clothing. this statement confirmed his firing. "tsa has terminated this individual." he was arraigned on charges of forceable touching, o

. ♪ pimm: federal agencies such as the transportation security administration, the irs, they will beeauty salons and pizza parlors and other services to be reviewed on yelp. the u.s. government says it posted this in hopes online ratings will improve customer satisfaction. reviews for federal agencies. betty: if you are unhappy with the way you've been dealt with at the irs, if you don't like the bathrooms at your state , and fueling the service at the post office, you can go on yelp and event. is the government formalizing this and saying we are watching you and we are going to respond. i don't know if you want to vent at the irs because it puts you on their hit list. it's the government embracing the digital age. also, the age of us sharing and democratizing information. there andcan go on say how they feel about the government. i think it is a bit of a risky move. the government is opening themselves up and saying go ahead, criticize us. pimm: here's the thing i will try to understand. many of the services and the businesses that are on yelp, you have a choice whether you want to

transportation security administration has increased passenger scrutiny. omes on the heels of reports agence failed to detect fake bombs by undercover agents. the new tsa administrator has called for all airport security agents to be retrained by the end of next month. expect to see more hand-held detectors is hand-held detectors used in body scanners shut off alarms. your hands might also undergo the smog check to check for explosive residue. lauren: a lot of people ask acted to fly. starbucks already has plenty of fans during the day in the morning and hopes to attract more at night. starting tomorrow the chain will sell wine in at two dozen new locations across the country. starbucks will add truffle mac and cheese and bacon wrapped dates. the company hopes to sell and wine at more stores by the end of the year. by the way, the successful seasonal drink the pumpkin spice latte will not be made with real pumpkin. you can get it this fall. new developments and hillary clinton e-mail scandal. >> i do not e-mail any classified material to anyone i might e-ma

government will officially recognize the star rating on its federal agencies from the transportation security administration, the tsa guys, to national parks. the sites will be up and running in a few weeks. >>> a new way to get around in new jersey. hoboken is starting a program called hudson bike share. 29 stations with 250 bikes are planned. the city says it's a next generation program featuring gps and communication equipment. station installation will start soon. >>> mr. salty playing hardball with a competitor for allegely stealing its famous jingle. it's 16 notes in the key of e flat but one of the most distinctive sounds in a new york summer. now mr. softee is suing it is competitor, new york ice cream for trademark infringement. >> about time. about time they do something about it. these guys are running around here playing our music and not paying the royal tease. they are pretty much laughing at mr. softee. >> the rivals say they cut into their business 30 to 40% a day. >>> new yorkers have a chance to share in a historic moment when pope francis becomes the first pontiff to address a joint meeti

airport not only because the airports themselves will be packed, but also because the transportation security administrationg changes after a series of security lapses earlier this year. that's when the agency failed to catch 67 of 70 fake bombs and weapons being carried on by undercover agents. they've also been caught prioritizing speed over security, so now airport security agents are being retrained. that process must be done by the end of next month. additional security measures will be put in place too, so whenever a full-body scanner alarm goes off, more metal detectors will be used and swab tests conducted. those check for explosive red cue on -- residue on your palm, for instance. there's also issue with the body scanners in general. first, they're very expensive. politico reporting the cost at $120 million. and second, they've been criticized as being ineffective. so as the agency undergoes this latest revamp, you can expect to end your summer with longer lines at the airport. here's a helpful hint, you can check ahead of time how long that line will be, just go to the tsa web site, and you plug i

yelp, the government will recognize the star ratings on its federal agencies from transportation security administration, tsa, to national parks. i can't wait to see what people have to say about the tsa. the sites will be up and running in the next couple of weeks. >>> new york yankee players took time out before today's game to give back. they collected school supplies with students from southern boulevard school in chatham, new jersey. it was part of the teen's help week initiative intended to shine on charitable work. >>> coming up, the face of "dancing with the very beginning that won't be back with the show this year. we will tell you who. >> also an outbreak of lice counter treatments. >> and new details on the ice bucket challenges and the money raised. leave early go roam sleep in sleep out star gaze dream big wander more care less beat sunrise chase sunset do it all. on us. >>> president obama and the country mourning the loss of louis stokes. >> he served 15 terms, a founding member of the congressional black caucus. president obama said in part lou leaves behind an indelible legacy in the co

carly fiorina has blasted the transportation security administration in a yelp review. this after the government struck a deal with the website to officially recognize the ratings of federal agency. how does this work? >> yes, shep, the feds say they'll official start tracking the operatings to improve what they call customer satisfaction, so you can rate the government just like you would a restaurant. as for the tsa, right now it has 2 out of 5 stars. and fiorina thinks it should have even fewer. she gave the agency a one-star review just yesterday. she wrote the tsa spent 160 million of your taxpayer dollars on body scanners that have 96% failure rate. unfortunately, these stories of inept federal bureaucracies have become far too common. yelp made that a not recommend he view and doesn't factor into the agency's rating. the u.s. postal service seems to be faring a little better. the office at its headquarters in d.c. has 2 1/2 stars. one woman gave it 3 and said the security check-in process changes literally weekly, but other than that, my visits are pleasant down

and i always say when we're apt to criticize the transportation security administration, and other agencies within homeland security, that we have faced challenges, but america has been made safer and more secure with the creation of this department. in particular, let me thank secretary johnson for noting the decrease in the surge of unaccompanied children, but as well, when a group of us went to visit kearns in snoan antonio, d observed circumstances acceptable to us, viewing children and mothers, that the department was responsive. and we appreciate the decrease in population legally of mothers and children dealing with the unaccompanied circumstances. i think it is important to take note that this is a huge challenge in securing this nation. and so allow me to quickly -- and mr. secretary, if you could just say yes or no -- the reasons -- because i want to get to my real questions, but i just want to say, the p.e.p. program that you have announced, would that have been a sizeable intervention for the sheriff's department in other sanctuary cities to be able to respond to a circumstance

. >> reporter: matthew akendall was such a trusted member of the transportation security administration at laguardia airport, he was made as supervisor three years ago. his 13 years as a tsa agent just ended now that he is charged with taking a college exchange student into an airport bathroom, and molesting her. >> it makes you really terrified. >> i'm shocked that, for one, that he would be able to pull that off. >> it was 8:00 p.m. tuesday, the victim, a 22-year- old korean national. was in terminal b. having just arrived at laguardia. on a flight from salt lake city. investigators say the victim told them from the very start she knew her interactions with the agent seemed sketchy but he wore a uniform and seemed official. he allegedly stated to her, hey, ma'am, i need to scan your body and your luggage. prosecutors say at first, she objected, saying you can't scan me but you can have a woman scan me because i am a girl. prosecutors say he then ordered her into the bathroom and lift up her shirt and unzip her pans and allegedly touched her under and over her clothing. tsa has termina

. >> a transportation security administration agent has been arrested on charges he sexually assaultedear old woman at leguardia airport tuesday night. valerie castro, from sister station, cbs2, has the latest. >> reporter: i'm really shocked that, for one, he would be able to pull that off. >> reporter: travelers at leguardia airport react today news that tsa agent, 40 year old maxio, was arrested after pouter authority police say he molest add young woman. reportedly luring her into men's rest room inside terminal b where the assault took place. >> he was is a really bad person, and, you know, took advantage of his power. >> it makes you afraid to go to the airport t makes you not trust these people that are supposed to be here to help you. >> port authority police source says he told the 21 year old he needed to conduct an additional screening to check for a knife and allegedly touched her ann prepare re atly. the woman is a korean exchange student who lives in salt lake sit but was in new york to visit friends. tach letter megan haines says flying is stressful enough, let alone hav

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. >> reporter: transportation security administration officials declined to comment on the specific concerns raised by rios. >> we're not going to accept device this is such poor security state. the manufacturers definitely adjust their devices. there's a lot at stake. the bar shouldn't be so low where anyone can hack the these devices. >> reporter: as for the company that makes time clocks to track airport workers, that company says its vulnerabilities have been addressed. jonathan dienst, "news 4 new york" york". >>> in central park, hundreds turned out to break a guinness world record. >> look at that. 500 people dousing themselves in ice water. of course, they were attempting to break the world record for the largest als ice bucket challenge. they didn't beat the record of 782. they did break the u.s. record. that's not too shabby. >> that's going into a second year. it's raised so much money for that organization. >> still makes you cringe a little bit, doesn't it? we'll be right back with raphael's forecast for the upcoming week. >> you're watching "today in new york." the spinning pin

at the airport, not only because the airports will be packed, but also because the transportation security administrationbig changes after failing to catch fake bombs earlier this year. so, now, airport security agencies are retrained and whenever a full body scanner alarm goes off, more metal detectors will be used and swab tests, when they test for explosive residue on your palms, they'll conduct those as well. the obama administration is reportedly looking to reach a deal with cuba that would allow commercial flights between the two countries in december. the wall street journal says the flights would be an exception to the five decade old congressional ban to americans travelling to cuba. and drill, baby drill, and drilling in the arctic ocean off the coast of alaska, so it's challenging this dangerous shell getting that final green light. stuart: i tune in every weekday morning 5:00, that's a.m., lauren, sandra, nicole, up bright and early. very, very good early morning business show, watch it. the new york time writes a hit piece on amazon's grueling working conditions. the employees are pushed too