as tsa ministry or john pistole 51 june 2, 2011 the tsa employees are risk-based intelligence driven operations to prevent terrorist attacks. we absolutely agree with the statement. we believe however this approach to aviation security should go at it for there. we actually think it should be codified in a tsa authorization bill to ensure that the theory and the practice of regulating the aviation industry based on intelligence driven risk-based factors should in fact be a cornerstone of the agency itself and should be part of the authorization process. we also agree and appreciate the administrator pistole's to work collaboratively for the to develop programs necessary to enhance security. to his credit the administration has made good on his promise to engage the industry in formulating policy as we move forward. however, we also believe that the tsa industry communications interface should be strengthened and institutionalized by legislatively establishing the aviation security advisory committee. this is an advisory committee that was in effect until a couple of years ago and its

tsa and the u.s. coast guard must finalize the tort rules and ensure the prophecies and the system to prevent counterfeiting and used the false identity information to obtain. ata still believes that it should function as a single security threat assessment and credential that satisfies the background check requirements of the multiple programs. in this regard i want to think again this committee, this committee's bipartisan leadership in addressing the multiplicity of backend checks and credentials. ata is a strong supporter of the modern security act of 2011 and we look forward to this bill becoming law. on behalf of ata and its members i think you for the opportunity to share some comments and i look forward to answering your questions. >> thank you. thank you for that remark. the fact is the issue was brought to the attention of the committee by your association, so i really appreciate the fact you gave us the heads up and we were able to do something about it. our next witness is ms. wanda speed

tsa would assist them. the bible evidence could never prove or disprove that a security breach that occurred. the police and tsa pierre have a young man may have access and aircraft. the can up with an assumption about what might have a happened which excludes interest through a checkpoint. they could not conclusively rule out this possibility because tsa had failed to preserve their surveillance videos of should the checkpoints. some of it was lost. i'm not saying the young man tsa checkpointough a but he deflected attention elsewhere. this protects the agency at the cost of real security needs. the investigation focused national attention on the airport perimeter security. in charlotte, we have 19 miles a six-foot high chain-link fence with three strands of barbed wire closing the airport. this offends me to all federal requirements3 s. we spent half a million dollars annually maintaining defense. we spend an additional $3,000,000.75 personnel with perimeter security responsibility. the fence is a deterre

other examples of tsa's flecha partnership. we recently asked tsa to explain their security basis and their legal authority for the direct to us to do something but tsa failed or refused to respond or even acknowledge our questions. tsa his conflicting rules and operational and regulatory capacities that are not kept separate. having an agency in charge for the rules, and planned actions and then judge their effectiveness lands itself to the possibility of abuse. i am confident that i am not the only airport operator with significant concerns about the effectiveness of tsa and adversarial relationship between airports and the very agency entrusted to help safeguard them as clearly detrimental to the goal of safety and security. so what can be done to improve our ability to focus on the needs of our nation's airports clacks congress should continue to support allowing airports to opt out of using the tsa and ensure that your receipt doesn't throw up marjorie roadblocks to discourage us from pursuing this alternative. any entity

no surprise to tsa.i would love to work with them, love to work with them but that doesn't happen and that is that frustration to the committee. >> mr. chairman let me continue a point of procedure. i would be willing i will advocate that we do subpoena the appropriate verse and out. they send is people like this you cannot provide us with the information. this is the chief investigative committee of the united states house of representatives. they are going to appear one way or the other or corporate one way or the other and put them on notice again today. >> i now recognize the gentleman from texas for five minutes. >> thank you very much. i appreciate it and sitting on committees that have the most jurisdiction of the tsa, said on this committee and mr. mica's transportation and infrastructure committee and homeland security committee. these are issues that deeply concerns me and my work with congress and i'm happy all are here and happy to be able to discuss this again. i am probably the -- i've got

tsa and the u.s.on to obtain. ata still believes that it should function as a single security threat assessment and credential that satisfies the background check requirements of the multiple programs. in this regard i want to think again this committee, this committee's bipartisan leadership in addressing the multiplicity of backend checks and credentials. ata is a strong supporter of the modern security act of 2011 and we look forward to this bill becoming law. on behalf of ata and its members i think you for the opportunity to share some comments and i look forward to answering your questions. >> thank you. thank you for that remark. the fact is the issue was brought to the attention of the committee by your association, so i really appreciate the fact you gave us the heads up and we were able to do something about it. our next witness is ms. wanda speed and she's an alumni of the steam university which i graduated. she's just younger than i am. [laughter] but it's good to have her here. we look fo

tsa and the u.s. coast guard must finalize the tort rules and ensure the prophecies and the system to prevent counterfeiting and used the false identity information to obtain. ata still believes that it should function as a single security threat assessment and credential that satisfies the background check requirements of the multiple programs. in this regard i want to think again this committee, this committee's bipartisan leadership in addressing the multiplicity of backend checks and credentials. ata is a strong supporter of the modern security act of 2011 and we look forward to this bill becoming law. on behalf of ata and its members i think you for the opportunity to share some comments and i look forward to answering your questions. >> thank you. thank you for that remark. the fact is the issue was brought to the attention of the committee by your association, so i really appreciate the fact you gave us the heads up and we were able to do something about it. our next witness is ms. wanda speed

you should hear what they said about the tsa today in washington. the folks who protect flying safety took a beating over what's still getting through. >>> dialing for dollars. the extra fees on phone bills, the confusing language and hidden costs that are just now coming to light in what the government calls a $2 billion a year scheme. >>> and light bulb revolt. with the deadline looming that forces us to stop using incandescent light bulbs, some are fighting back against using the new ones. >>> and the dominating women of the u.s. soccer team tearing up the field in the feel-good story of the summer. the field in the feel-good story of the summer. "nightly news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. while it's sometimes hard to remember what flying was like without the bins and the ziplock bags and the shoe and laptop removal and the occasional shouted cry of "bag check," the tsa has been around now for almost a decade, there are 51,000 of them all wearing those blue shirts, working all flights, all shifts and

is the uniform crewmember test by the tsa to defend the flight deck at all costs according to tsa, strategy the flight attendant as a is a target for terrorist to eliminate in order to successfully carry out an attack. the elements of which are stated that current law. basic counterterror some training for flight attendants if properly implemented by tsa would repair the flight attendants for potential threatening conditions. thank you for your attention i would be happy to answer any questions. >> i thank the gentleman and thank the panel for all the thoughtful statements in the time it took to prepare them as well as to deliver them. the hour clocks aren't working so we are going to try to wing it and stay at five minutes. we heard in the first panel some expressed frustration as we heard a couple of statements on this panel. the express frustration expressed frustration of a lack of communication of the thread or the risks that industry folks need to be aware of that tsa has not been sharing as fully as folks would like and working on that. another thing that we have heard about though a

. >>> and this woman says a tsa search of her hair is a case of racial profiling. i'll be talking about that allegation with her. i'm don lemon, the news starts right now. >>> we begin tonight with a developing story, a nation is born. after decades of civil war, the new country of sudan is today a reality. you can hear it here, a rose with a new flag was hoisted for the first time, it was a bittersweet moment after decades of brutal conflict that pitted the wealthier north against the poorer christian south. south sudan is about the size of texas. south sudan is ranked as one of the poorest countries in the world. today's independence was cheered by ex-pats all over the world. >> happy birthday new sudan. >> this was the scene today in washington, sudan already has it's own embassy and next week the united nations will discuss membership for the world's youngest country. sudan was the largest country in africa, it is now effectively divided into two nations. south sudan is roughly the size of texas and it's made up of mostly christians, why it's neighbor is made u

the tsa says, "the tsa's review of this matter indicates that the passenger went through screening.sa cannot comment further on the specifics of the case given the ongoing fbi investigation." in the meantime the nigerian man was questioned by authorities in los angeles last week and he was released and then yesterday he was caught at l.a.x. airport in l.a. trying to board another flight to atlanta using another expired boarding pass. once investigators searched his bag they say they found more than 10 other expired boarding passes that were not in his name. >> now this breach is causing some big security concerns tonight. joining us now to talk about this is dann knuski with the george washington homeland security policy institute. thanks for being with us tonight. >> you bet. >> how does this happen in this day in age? >> well, we remain vulnerable and i think this is an excellent reminder just because we're 10 years passed 9/11 doesn't mean the entire nation is going to be safe from every possible terrorist attack. >> but matching names is security 101, license to airline ticket.

the tsa will test a trusted traveller program. it will let certain frequent flyers at certain airports skip the full body imaging and basically get them through the security faster. the only catch is that they will have to give the tsa extra information about themselves ahead of time. this trial run begins this fall in atlanta, detroit, dallas and miami on certain delta and american airlines flights. right now, the nikkei is up, but all others, the hang seng, the dax, the ftse 100 all lower at this hour. let's go to hong kong, asian and european stocks seem to be reacting to a combination of economic news, including what's happening here in the united states. >> let's fine out why. as you said, european markets are slitding. investors are worried about debt. they are worried about how the u.s. debt talks are in dead lock and stan doord and poo's threatening to cut bond rates. and banks finding out if they're tough enough to take another shock. the stress test results are due out mid-day in new york, as many as one bank in nine is

responsibility here is tsa. it's 101 that the same name on the i.d. should be the same as what's on the boarding pass. the fact the boarding pass was from the previous day. the names were totally different. the fact as you said his passport had been reported lost, you had all these flags should have gone off. it's just basic. i could have seen if it was a forged i.d., the guy wasn't sophisticated enough, but the names were different. i don't know wales he needed to see. this was a glaring mistake. it's inexcusable. to have that compounded at the plane when he was able to get on the plane with the wrong boarding pass makes absolutely no sense. i've never seen a case with so many unanswered questions. also could have had serious implicati implications. whether or not he was doing this as a lark, whether or not he's got mental problems or whether or not he was testing the system, i don't know. again, it's not reassuring as we are coming up towards september 11th. >> as a normal person that goes through security all

. >> reporter: reagan national in washington is one of three airports with the tsa's new body imaging scanning system being tested. instead of an actual x-ray image of a passenger's body, the new system displays a generic outline of a human and highlights only objects on a passenger. >> given us the best opportunity to detect, it provides the best possible privacy opportunities that we have. >> reporter: the so-called underwear bomber case in detroit two years ago prompted the tsa to start using body scanners. >> arms up -- >> reporter: since their rollout at 78 airports last year, they came under fire, as did the tsa. critics said the process invaded privacy. however, the new system even eliminates the need for an agent to view image. it instead has a monitor posted at the scanner that flashes okay if no object is detected. which tsa administrator jaws pastoli says all can see. >> the passenger can actually see their image, and it's the same image as the previous passenger and the next passenger. so it's the same generic outline of a person. >> reporter: the unveiling of this new scr

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. the people in blue that go through your laundry, fine, keep them. we have people that don't want to do security, they want to find objects. back doors of our airports are wide open, no accountability for failure and people at the top are political appointees, not professionals. >> i see another concern. tell me how you feel about it, and that is that there are a lot of of workers at the airport, a million or more around the country that have clearance, but don't necessarily have to go through the types of screening procedures that we do. >> well, that's exactly what happened on 9/11. i mean, we had guns and all sorts of things on those airports. the passenger screening wasn't the problem. the back door of our airport is wide open and tsa is more concerned about what's in a baby's pampers than underneath the cement truck going out to fix the ramp. >> you've made us all owe concerned about it. can you spell out speci

checkpoint at jfk airport where tsa agents examine boarding passes and i.d.s. at the gate, they allowed him to board their flight even though his name was never on their passenger list and he had an outdated boarding pass listed to someone else. >> $80 billion spent on exactly this facet of our security, for it not to work raises huge questions. >> reporter: passengers complained about his personal hygiene, and attendants wondered who was in a high-class seat that was supposed to be empty. the boarding pass belonged to a new york city who lost it after taking the subway to jfk airport the day before. they then kept a close eye on him while they delved into his background. just yesterday, he tried it again. he got past the tsa checkpoint at the los angeles airport, and as the fbi watched, tried to board a delta flight to atlanta where he has relatives. this time the airline stopped him because he again was carrying a boarding pass that was not in his name. court documents say when agents arrested him, they found he was carrying more than ten other boarding passe

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tom blank is the p -- he is the former head of the tsa security policy.od morning to you. >> good morning, alex. >> so we have a tsa agent who checks boarding passes and identification. i mean, that's what's happened to me every time i go through there. how could this man have gotten through security using a boarding pass of someone else's name and this boarding pass was expired? >> very clearly that shouldn't have happened. this incident is a big-time wakeup call. it says we've become too complace ebt. this individual came to the checkpoint, looked -- was examined by the tsa officer, presented an id that really shouldn't have been accepted, because it wasn't a government issued id. and the agent apparently did not connect the fact that the boarding pass name and the id name were, in fact, different. . they have a reasonable belief that this fellow wasn't a terrorist because he went through screen, but nonetheless, this is a breakdown in the process. >> yeah. well, it seems like it's a one-two breakdown because when you think get on board the plane, just

for security reasons the tsa won't say what that is but sources tell us it will include phone numberstravel histories. >> somebody doesn't want to share that information, however basic it may be, that's fine, they would just go through the normal screening process then. >> reporter: the price of participating is i have to give up something. >> that's right. >> reporter: the expedited passengers will still go through metal detectors but may escape more rigorous screening. for example they may be able to keep their shoes on and laptops in their carry-ons but the preclearance will not always mean a quick pass through the checkpoints. to keep potential terrorists from exploiting the screening as a loophole sometimes they will still go through a full check. >> won't be a guarantee. we reserve the right to be random and unpredictable so terrorists cannot gain the system. >> reporter: the new approach will start out small benefiting a few thousand of the nearly 2 million who fly in the u.s. every day. if it works pistole wants to expand the concept calling it a potential game changer for tra

i have never run into a rout tsa agent.israel does this better than anybody else because of the heightened security, why don't we invite them over to revamp our system? guest: i get that question a lot. there is a lot we can learn from israel. there are many differences between the united states and israel. it is a much smaller country. there is a greater willingness on the israeli public, given the day the security concerns that the country has to engage in the hour-long scrutiny that takes place at the airport in israel. tsa is incorporating the behavior detection approach that israel takes. they have people trained to detect anomalous behavior. concerns have been raised about the program. people who are drug dealers, traffickers, have been engaged in a of their ordinary crime, illegal immigrants have also to been found, but no terrorist has yet to be a identified. there are concerns about the program. we are attempting to learn what recant but should not attempt to replicate the system. caller: some of our travels are on

the tsa insists all of it is necessary to protect the flying public.a hughes, cbs news, los angeles. >>> if you thought l.a. traffic is bad now, just you wait. this weekend the city is closing a ten-mile stretch of the 405 freeway, one of the busiest roads in the country. every day 500,000 cars depend on that stretch to get from west l.a. to the san fernando valley. because it is so heavily traveled, it needs to be widens and because it has to be widened it has to be closed and that is going to make for epic gridlock. officials are expecting traffic in both directions to be backed up for more than 60 miles. >> it's going to be worse than obama coming to town and that's already a nightmare in itself so i plan on hibernating. >> no one's going to be able to go to work, period and if it goes until monday, there's going to be a lot of honking and a lot of car accidents. >> going to be a lot of stuff going on there. while the freeway will be empty the skies -- here's a little bit of good news -- might be full. for $4 jetblue will fly you over the whole mess

. >> reporter: we contacted tsa, which handles airport security. a spokesperson issued this statement saying tsa recently briefed air carriers and foreign partners to provide greater insights into recent intelligence indicating the continued interest of terrorists to target aviation. >> it's a reminder safety and security is something we can never be complacent about. it's always a challenge as we work in partnership with the federal government, local law enforcement and airline partners it's always changing, always have to be aware of potential threats out there and work to ajust to meet them. >> reporter: while tsa at san jose international has not changed its practices yet, they are warning passengers they may notice additional security measures. tsa say the additional security measures are designed to be unpredictable so you won't see the same thing done here at san jose as you would at another international airport. tsa tells us added security measures may include interaction with passengers including pat-downs and use of enhanced technologili

the tsa says it's necessary to protect the flying public. sandra hughes, cbs news, los angeles. >>> in oakland, a breakthrough in the case of a high school senior gunned down just weeks before graduation. christin ayers shows us the parolee in police custody. christin. >> reporter: elizabeth, a lot of people in this neighborhood you have to imagine talking about that arrest tonight. the shooting actually happened right behind me on this block where franklin was gunned down in may. many thought his murderer wouldn't be found but police have arrested michael hearts man anthony a 22-year-old parolee who had done time for burglary. police say harts man anthony had some sort of dispute with frankly land. -- a dispute with frank minute. few witnesses were talking for retaliation. it appears that changed. witnesses did in fact help police make this arrest. police told me neighbors are fed up with crime and getting bolder. >> members of the community are tired of crime. they know we have to work together to be able to solve some of these crimes. >>

we have the tsa's response. >>> restaurant revolution. today, 19 mega chains, 15,000 restaurants in all, make a major announcement sure to please parents. >>> and should polygamy be legal? stars of "sister wives," reality tv show, will tell a judge today they should be left a ane. >>> good morning. we begin with the developing story sure to concern anyone catching a flight this morning. >> right, we do now have specifics on how weak security is plaguing the nation's airports with thousands of breaches since 9/11. >> abc's'saren travers joins us live with the overnight details. good morning, karen. >> reporter: good morning, daniel. good morning, pegggg a new congressional rerert found serious security lapses at the nation's airports, but the transportation security administration says the data is misleading. since the september 11th attacks, the u.s. has spent billions on aviation security, but a new congressional report has found that lapses still occur. according to figures from the transportation security administration, more than 25,0

with both hands. >> surprising that somebody did that to the tsa?> i don't know. nothing really surprising me i guess. >> i'm surprised it hasn't happened sooner. >> she is facing one count of felony sexual abuse. facebook groups are popping up in her support. >>> all right. let's catch up with "the early show" that's coming up this morning. rebecca jarvis has more from new york. >> reporter: good morning. hope everyone will start their week off with us as they have already begun it with you coming up on the early show. in britain, the head of scotland yard steps down. next is a face-off between murdoch and parliament. plus casey anthony walks free in jail but some wonder if she is really free. she has gone into hiding and some say there is good reason for that. and lastly, the soccer shocker. it was a nail-biter into the final minutes. japan stuns the usa in a tough battle for the world cup. we'll report on the match and how the win is providing a much- needed morale boost for japan. its all coming up plus more on "the early show." join us. grace,

it is filled with comments from people unhappy about the tsa measures. i vote we discuss this in the always sexy -- >> lightning roooouund. >> anne, obviously i don't condone this sort of aggression. i think it i b barbaric, but is it sexual assault? that is stretching it. aren't they being a little too harsh on her? >> the tsa agent did have more than 3 ounces of saline solution. >> are you surprised more people aren't acting out like this? >> i don't know. >> i am surprised how many came out to support her. some people were calling her desh -- she is like rosa parks sms why, because she was like somebody in transportation? rosa parks did something like that for a group of people being put upon. it is for our safety. i just think that i forgot the time that rosa parks when she was removed from the bus she gave the bus driver a quick squeeze. >> is that any excuse for this behavior? is this the way you handle your problems? >> i know i am going out on a limb here and i don't approve of her behavior. >> i used to live in colorado and she looks eerily like

in two airports, he had neither. >> tsa argues this was not a major breech in security because he waseened for weapons. however, the tsa agents who missed his fake boarding passes will be questioned and they could be disciplined. wyatt andrews, contraction news, cbs news, washington. >> transit agency announced that ticket takers would show up for work today. this after the union that represents them say they plan to strike. the union said today the tactic was meant to put pressure on the transportation district. ticket takers are angry about the agency's plan to replace them with a dozen machines. >>> the first day of the city's so-called brownout plan to save money. the two stations that tend to get fewer calls will initially be impacted the most. suspended as needed, including on days with significant fire danger. >> and the first case of west nile this season recorded in contra costa county. the county reminds everyone drain any standing water on your property so that mosquitoes cannot breed. >> bay area catholics heading to an east bay church to pay respects to a saint that many

. >>> the tsa issued a new terror warning about something called body packing. the government says terrorists may be shifting tactics to evade airport security by sewing explosives inside a suicide attacker's body. sandra hughes has details. >> 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 watc

there's no safety that we can find evidenced out of tsa checkpoint. you've got people getting through with boarding passes that aren't matching i.d.s and 92-year-old women told to take off their diapers and not given another one. what has this world come to when it comes to air travel? >> at the end of the day, it becomes apparent basically that homeland security military industrial complex and all the fearmongering from the past decade that's cultivate add culture willing to blow trillions on equipment that makes all of our lives more miserable and yet doesn't necessarily protect us to the degree that we could be, how do we organize in a way that actually helps us to force this debate to a more intelligent place? we all want to be safe and obviously not subjected to this absurdity? >> i don't think they originally intended to have tsa become 60,000 people strong and i don't think that they well thought through how they were going to effectively implement true security in the u.s. you have israel way 100% track record. profile, 60 seconds with each pa

with both hands. >> why did you do that to the tsa? >> i don't know. nothing really surprises me i guess. >> surprised it hasn't happened sooner. >> the woman faces one count of felony sexual abuse. facebook groups are already popping up in her support. >>> astronauts on nasa's last shuttle flight are done packing their gigantic suitcase. they are putting things into a cargo canister. it was a size of a bus. it will be moved into shuttle atlantis today. the canister brought tons of food, supplies as well as other household items to the international space station. it's returning filled with other trash and other discarded equipment. atlantis returns to earth on thursday. >>> and check out this view of the space shuttle soaring just after launch. a man on a commercial flight from miami recorded this video 10 days ago right after the pilot alerted passengers to this rare sight. you can see the shuttle climbing and leaving a huge contrail behind it. pretty cool stuff. blue skies. >>> we enjoyed a nice weekend all around the bay area and t

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it is also what the tsa. the internal threat the feds are trying to fight. >>> trying to fight nice with the neighbor. the really large obstacle standing in the way of peace an haony. >> i dana king. >> i'm allen martin. tonightelizabeth cook on how big of an impact grounded firefighting tools will have. >> reporter: they are grounded over in california. cal fire canceled the contract with the nation's largest air tanker company to save money. >> if we cannot get it reinstated we don't know how long we can cast. >> reporter: the ceo of 10 tanker air carrier. the owner of the converted dc10s that hold up to 12,000- gallons of fire retardant. >> we were relying on california and they were relying on us. >> reporter: the tankers based in the southern california desert aren't cheap to operate costing taxpayers $7 million a year. >> it is expensive but it is cost effective and what is saved is, of course, if you're talking lives, you can't put a price on it. >> reporter: not everyone agrees. critics have called th

they have to lay off the airplanes, the tsa. the terrorists are not going to use them. airplanes are done, i think. since the shoe bomber, that was the last hurrah. >> i think in order for this to work, they won't need to get the x-ray area, it's going to be about the crowds in the lobbies, that's what i worry about. >> stadia, you notice the proper plural. airplanes are not efficient, you can only kill a couple hundred people. >> that's scary. but do you think the technology will be there? >> no. no. all of that technology, i think is fake. i don't think it works. i think the tsa -- we talked about this before, have you to ramp up fear to justify their budget, to justify searching grandmothers in diapers. this is just -- this is a plot from the dark night. >> really? >> that's right. the joker uses some person to -- but i mean -- >> no, absolutely. >> that's the bomb. this is more of this fear mongering. >> i have to say, everything is possible, jill. everything is possible because -- okay. we spend 20 years on a career. like i start out of college, i spent 20 years ge

tsa is responding.kesperson issued this statement saying, tsa briefed carriers to provide greater insight in intelligence indicating the continued interest of terrorists target aviation. end of quote. but to be clear a specific imminent threat has not been identified. what does this mean for you the passenger? airports may resort to trace detection swabs, more questioning and more pat-downs. and the use of enhanced technology. the passengers we stopped say it's all so unsettling. >> i don't care if it takes two hours or three hours to get through security. it's worth it. >> how you can handle that, like implanted in your skin, i don't know. other than to scan. >> that's just it. a belly bomb is not detectible by the current body scanners that you probably have been through here at your local airport. experts in the field say this doesn't surprise them, we had a shoe bomber, underwear bomber, now a belly bomber. they say this is a natural progression. so far no major changes have been implemented at any

tsa screeners threatened to call police if she didn't let them examine her hair. >> i remember looking at a woman with her hair in the ponytail thinking why isn't she being accosted as well? >> a tsa spokesperson says they take any charge of racism seriously and the security screeners were just being thorough. >>> 5:18. a discrimination lawsuit has been filed against the city of oakland by a police sergeant connected to the chauncey bailey murder case. darren has a similar lawsuit pending in federal court. they criticized longmeyer for his handling of the bailey case and being toolless to yusuf bey iv. frank summervail sat down with long higher. >>> he will stay with the department for an extended period. the interim police chief is expected to be announced in the next few days. >>> time now 5:18. sal is here to announce how the commute is just waking up on a friday morning. sal. >> yeah. we do have a couple of problems out there. let's go outside and take a look at some of the things here. westbound highway 4 you can see traffic is moving along okay if you are driving on traffic up to

arrested a would-be passenger, a 61-year-old woman shown here for allegedly squeezing and twisting a tsa officer's breasts. they say she rushed through the screening on thursday and started arguing with officials and that led to the alleged grope. >> surprise you that somebody did that to the tsa? >> i don't know. i mean, nothing really surprises me, i guess. >> i'm surprised it hasn't happened sooner. >> the woman spent a night in jail. she is facing felony sex abuse charges. >>> casey anthony as free woman, whereabouts unknown. he was released from an orlando jail early sunday morning. here's a snapshot of the life she walked out to. about two weeks after she was acquitted of killing her daughter caylee. she's broke, she's facing several pending lawsuits, she's not communicating with her family. and her lawyers say she's been getting death threats. the big question, where does she go from here? your guess is as good as mine. >>> a heart-stopping, nail-biting finale to the women's world cup final but the american women couldn't clinch it. japan took the title in penalty kicks. the u.s.

the tsa says he was clear, no prohibited items. but then, security breakdown number two. at the gate itself. that boarding pass, for the wrong day, wasaslso for the wrong flight. it said flight 413. he boarded flight 415. virgin america admits its gate agent let him on. joseph morris used to run security at jfk airport. >> we can have the best technology. you can have the best processes and plans, but again it comes down to the human factor and human error. >> reporter: once on board, niobi seated himself comfortably in a premium seat. he was ultimately confronted by a flight attendant. after seeing the invalid documents, the crew nototied authorities from the cockpit. law enforcement met the plane, talked to noibi, but amazingly, let him go. until yesterday, a full five days later, when he was picked up at the los angeles airport, trying to pull the same stunt on a delta flight. the fbi swooped in. noibi was carrying at least ten other boarding passes in various names. >> and now it's almost ten years since september 11th, and the most basic element of security has been

what on earth is tsa doing? them, and this is a public entity, and you just -- it raises so many questions. you've got this woman who's 95 years old who had to be completely searched the other day. who's using their heads out there about how they're doing this? >> obviously changes have to be made, there have to be improvements. we do face serious threats and people in wheelchairs, suicide bombers are using them, there was one in baghdad last week, so they spend all this time on this # five-year-old and spending no time with a bogus i.d. and boarding pass makes no sense and that's what john pistow is going to have to address. martha: if they don't address this and these people are reprimanded or fired, i don't know why anybody should have faith in the work they're doing. i hope you'll follow up on your investigation and what you hear back on this. >> we've raised a tough priority and besides asking pistow, my investigator is working on it full-time. martha: we'll follow up on this with you next week. >> happy fo

joel brown, cbs news, washington. >> a passenger is in jail today for turning the table on a tsa agentho tried to give her a patdown. 61-year-old was arrested at the phoenix airport saying she refused security screening on thursday afternoon and then she grabbed the female tsa's breasts with both hands. she is facing one count of felony sexual abuse. >>> and this morning we are getting some amazing video of the final space shuttle launch. a passenger on a nearby plane recorded these images 10 days ago. you can see it right there at the bottom and the middle. he started recording when it saw it land from his window. the shuttle is expected to come home on thursday and ends the 30-year program. >>> the u.s. women's soccer team fell short of that world cup title but hear about their next goal as they try to put this devastating loss behind them. >> and it is a challenge of a lifetime. the cross-country journey for a firefighter honoring 9/11 victims. introducing icy hot ls ncer ] with natural menthol. it's gets icy to dull pain, hot to relax it away fas new icy hot naturals. your favorite

tsa wants to test express lanes for travelers.al authorities plan to launch a pilot program at 4 airports that will allow pre-qualified passengers to pass through security check points more swiftly. program would include delta passengers boarding planes in atlanta and detroit and american passengers boarding in miami and dallas. no bay area airports in this test. passengers who are frequent fliers would provide personal information in advance to be screened by the tsa. those fliers that qualify would pass through expedited process. tsa says the program would separate frequent fliers from those the agency knows least about and could pose the hig highest risk. >>> mean time grass roots movement is building against the airline and those pesky baggage fees. it has to do with charging travelers even when the airline lose your luggage. they do that sometimes. here's steve fichlt didn't take us long to find passengers today who paid 25, 50, sometimes 100 dollars for check bag that failed to meet them at baggage claim. why are you paying

the 61-year-old refused to go through the mandatory screening, and began arguing with tsa agents. that is when police say she grabbed an agent's breast. investigators say she admitted to the grab but won't explain y she was released from jail on friday. tsa released a statement saying the agency will not tolerate assaults against its work force. >>> a small, but mighty security guard being credited with scaring off two robbers in a southern california to be backo store this, 10 pound chihuahua atooked two men as they broke into the score. he went for the armed robber's knees, running them down the street. you go, paco! the owner says it was out of character for the pooch. >> he's very easy to get along with. he's friendly. ways shocked to see what he did. running across the street was mazing. >> the thieves did get away with some money but the owner says would have been worse. paco present aid red super hero cape today. could you imagine? two burglars are going we got run off by a chihuahua. >> if you're looking for a new car you might want to wait. why prices are expected to drop

tsa revealed there have been 25,000 security breeches sin the september 11th attacks. more than 14,000 involve people entering restricted areas. -- . >>> the deep concern is the what about the ones we don't know about and the creativity of what can happen in the future. >> tsa said the breeches represent a tiny fraction of all passengers >> >> a small urban oasis near union square. the pedestrian square -- park receiver engulfed downtown san francisco. here along the two block stretch between the cable car turnaround and union square, san francisco mayor officially unveiled the city's most high- profiled mini park >> to modernize it and make it more eco friendly and make sure it is people friendly in every respect. >> reporter: after the crowd left, we returned to see what people thought of the promenade occupying space -- glowing reviews and locals, including the manager of the gold dust lounge >> now that we have room here, maybe we can think of putting tables outside. i think it's going to benefit everything. . >> reporter: the main issue of the park is to relieve c

martha: were all the test online. >> no, they were in tsa facilities.a: you met with them and they knew your situation. >> they met me, they knew. martha: the interview went well you? felt like the job was going to happen. >> basically, yes. >> they didn't consider him as a whole person. if they factored in the fact that he's a boxer and saw the things he's capable of doing we wouldn't be here right now. martha: what is their reaction? where does the lawsuit stand? >> we are in the informal stages. we have to exhaust all administrative remedies. it's not easy to see you the government. we are in the process of jumping hoops. martha: if they salt and said we are sorry about this and we would like to offer you the job what you drop everything and take the job? >> yes, with the back pay i should have got if they gave to it me originally and i want them to be on notice not to do this in the future. martha: do you think you can do the job better than other people you see in the line? martha: good luck, michael. good to have you here today as well. how about

but the lapse by the tsa is serious.nd he could face serious actions. >>> changes heading our way. some sunshine. some heat. >> i don't know if you guys saw the roadways today, but everyone was on the roadways, getting in town, or out of town. everybody is making their big plans for the 4th of july. we're ever so closer to your weekend. let's put it out there for you, your 4th of july forecast, it's going to be sunny and bright. very little stratus at the sea shore for the fire work fewing. the temperatures in the 60 he's at the beaches. to 96 degrees inland. tomorrow morning, for your friday, we will have sunshine inland and a little bit of clouds at the coast. plenty of blue skies. yourpinpoint forecast, here's what you know. it is going to pan out to be a warmer, and milder day. here is the pinpoint fog forecast. you see the stratus very close to the coast there, the san mateo coastline. for the most part, we're clearing out. for that getaway friday, it's going to be hot. otherwise triple digits in redding. 74 in the

. >> reporter: the devices that the tsa warned of would be tough for even full body scanners to see. plastic explosives inside the body. >> we have information about attempts to use this technique to try to carry out plotting to brow up planes. >> reporter: a source says al- qaeda operatives recently expressed interest in recruiting a doctor to implant the explosives, on this website a man claiming to be a doctor described the appeal last year. through surgery i could put the bomb device inside the body of the suicide bomber, without the need of suicide vests. isn't this way better than all the other options? the tactic has never been used successfully and cbs national security analyst says terrorists bomb makers are far from perfecting it. >> there are several problems to making an effective explosive operate inside a human body, especially one that has to stay there for some time. the body itself will act as a bit of a cushion to the effect of the explosiveful. >> reporter: that's just what happened in october of 2009 when a suicide bomber made it through two airport scout checkpoi

watching the airport tsa agents, who's now trying to prevent controversial airport pat downs. >>> and a woman in mexico could soon be joining her husband behind bars. the tight squeeze the husband took in an unusual prison break attempt. >>> good morning if you're driving on highway 4 heading out to concord right now looks pretty good. as you can see tell you more about the morning commute and where it is beginning to get slow. >>> good morning. we do have some low clouds and fog, but it's not making any push inland. it will still be hot there with 90s, mid-the 0s make upper 9 0z. by the coast 60s and 70s. >>> all right. welcome wac. good morning to you. here's a quick look at some of the top stories we're following right now at 5:44. family members and friends of a missing berkeley cyclist want your help this morning. they want to find him. 29-year-old mike martin vanished saturday possibly while on a bike ride in the east bay hills. he's a scientist and a former professional cyclist. >>> overnight firefighters were busy. they were chasing and putting out grass fires in contra costa