does the tsa examine flight manifests? >> yes. do you know when people come through, you've already looked at whoever is flying that day? someone's looked at that? >> yes. it's under the secure flight program. >> right. there are specific searches, then, targeted someone you've looked at flight manifests to determine they may need extra scrutiny? >> that's the whole basis of the watch list is predicated on knowing who is coming either to the u.s. or flying from the u.s., and so we -- i start every day with an intelligence briefing that looks out 72 hours in advance saying who are those individuals who are known as select tees on terrorist watch list. there's some information about them or clearly the no-flies who want to fly but can't from the last point of the departure in the u.s. or within the u.s.. >> i was thinking more of like people who have been to yemen two times, and somalia twice not on the watch list, but you want to spend time with them? >> yes. >> that screening is occurring also? >> yes. i'd be glad to go into detai

mica and fellow republican representative, paul brown, say this pizza box ad is one sign that the tsa lost its way over the last decade. >> americans have spent nearly $60 billion funding tsa and they are no safer today than they were before 9/11. >> the congressional report calls it an operational failure and sites the 25,000 security breaches in the last ten years as evidence. another problem according to the report is that the tsa has become a bloated bureaucracy. >> filled with employees that make entirely too much money and are ultimately ineffective. >> in ten years, tsa staff has grown from 16,000 to over 65,000. >> many people have said that tsa stands for thousands standing around. >> and then there's the equipment failures. $39million have been wasted on explosive detection machines that didn't work. half a billion dollars will have been spent by 2013 on technology that may not work and nearly 3,000 pieces of screening equipment that do work are simply sitting in tsa warehouses. >> what we want is to evolve into what it should be. gathering intelligence, a security agency, n

and the problem plaguing the tsa this holiday travel season. we're going to begin at howard university. a straight a college student is banned from campus possibly facing expulsion. she claims it's all because she fought back when she was bullied and attacked. wisdom martin has the exclusive tonight. >> brian, this is a story about a student two was arrested and suspended from school. she also says she was a victim of bullying. >> i absolutely love howie. >> this is howard university premed student, kirsten jeffrey. >> i have a 4.0 and i'm majoring in laboratory science. >> october 20, her dreams came to a halt when jeffries and her roommate got into a fight. >> he was injured. she was injured on her nose. injured on her elbow and neck. >> police recall, according to the police report, jeffrey's roommate was yelling and cursing at her about her dishes. then allegedly attacked her. >> there is evidence that the complaint was the aggressor and our client only responded in self-defense. >> the police report says jeffrey, in self-defense, grabbed h

disservice to the dedicated men and women of tsa. at reagan national, kristin fisher, 9news now. >> the pennsylvania court system has assigned a new judge in the penn state sex scandal case. robert scott will now preside over jerry sandusky's preliminary hearing. san sandusky is facing charges that he sexual limo lessed eight boys. the court system says scott has no known ties to penn state or that charity. >> the leaders in dc took a long hard look at a federal bill that would have given them greater -- in the end, they said too many strings attached. california congress member darryl had floated the measure. it would have allowed the district to start spending its own money as soon as the council and mayor agreed on the budget without having to wait for congressional approval. but, the measure would have also made permanent the current temporary ban on dc using its own funds for paying for abortions. >> all that nice weather, we knew the piper would have to be paid and today it was a down payment. >> yeah, there are more payments a

tsa unsatisfied? >> -- tsa is satisfied? >> airports will have a choice of other vendors that can also do those services. we want to complement tsa for moving on that to make sure you did not undo a program that was working will you introduce more competition. aviation workers, unlike the truckers or port authority workers who only have one program, aviation workers continue to have a variety of options to go through. they are in a program accosts a third for the employee of what it costs a hazmat tracker to get their debt down. it is a very efficient system and one that we would like to see tsa continue. >> thank you. >> i think this is an important hearing. i wanted to highlight five items that are in the homeland security appropriations bill that will help expedite some of what the testimony is. we added $10 million of 4 tsa to begin to implement the program. not in the house bill. a requirement for tsa to improve its response to passenger complaints along with procedures is in the senate bill. report language directing t

. >> tsa screening. man who created the tsa says a report that will be released in just hours shows critical failures. >>> plus topper is tracking rain coming our way with cooler temperatures. >>> but first tonight, mike mcqueary's interview. what happened in the shower attack. >> this is 9news now. >>> penn state, the story that just won't quit and new details emerging almost daily. tonight we hear from one of the men at the heart of the penn state sex abuse scandal. >> mike mcqueary who many people blame for not going to the cops spoke in an exclusive interview with cbs news. matt jablow joins us now to tell us what he had to say. >> reporter: mike mcqueary could be spotted on the sidelines with his shock of red hair. but for the past few weeks finding himself in the biggest scandal of college sports, he has not been seen or heard from until today. >> the process has to play out. >> reporter: mike mcqueary described his feelings about the sex scandal that has shaken penn state, rattled millions of amer

he says tsa has missed the mark time and time again. here's captain mark weiss, retired airline now with the spectrum group that deals with airline security talking about what tsa needs to do. >> they still need to do a lot of work in cargo security. they need to do work in behavioral training. they need to use canines more effectively both in cargo screening and in passenger screening. >> reporter: well, that's captain weiss talking with us. i've talked to him before. he's a big proponent of behavioral screening. he says we've done some progress but not enough. he says we're just not at the level of some places overseas. he's given examples such as israel, yes, a much smaller country but over there, they're whole focus is behavioral screening. we have it a little flip- flopped. he would love to see that changed. >> surae chinn reporting live from national airport. >> in an effort to avoid the dreaded baggage fee, people are packing about 90 million more carry-ons than two years ago. but seven out of ten passengers surveyed say it is th

i have seen the system before and after the tsa. the tsa is not a police force. they are not sworn officers. they are a private security firm -- well, a public federal security firm for the airlines. there is nothing in our constitution that says that our federal government should be providing security for private carriers in a commercial business. that is wrong on so many business -- some a levels. host: one of the previous callers who identified himself as a frequent flier said that when he travels overseas says very often he sees officers armed with machine guns during the security checks. would you feel better if it was an armed police force doing these checks in the united states? caller: the police are sworn peace officers. they are sworn to serve and protect. they have been militarized by the fed's -- by the federal government. they are actually talk that we are somehow a threat to them. they are actually an extension of the people. the people are supposed to protect themselves. we have the primary responsibility to protect ourselves. we are not supposed t

>> the tsa should be fired. you know that swab they do on your hand, i saw them do it on a four-year-old. they have to conceive of a guy going give me two more minutes. i am coming, what's your problem. it is ready to go. i am going to wash my hands. >> that's a great idea for a show. >> baby bomber. he just makes them. he is just a genius. he decided to take his gifts for evil. >> it is like criminals sit together, this is my safe guy and this is my get away guy. this is my bomber. what? >> i know i get it a lot. trust me. i am the best. >> nice voiceover. >> thank you very much. >> anne, what is your take on this weird and unusual story? >> i agree with gavin. we should get rid of the tsa. short of that, it was a fantastic idea if we will have a tsa to make sure they are unionized so this guy cannot be fired. we will have to go through six months of hearings and he will not be working, but with pay and eventually will not be fired. >> bill, have you taken worse things through airports. does the tsa ever leave

the tsa approach is 10 years. new survey released on how they are doing. >> a busy day at reagan national airport and getting food security is a long tedious process. -- getting through security is a long tedious process. it has been almost 10 years since the creation of tsa. travelers are doing the screening process as a necessary evil. in nationwide survey finds while passengers welcome the check points and are favorable with the job they're doing they still have frustrations with the security process. >> sometimes the agents can really short with people. it is not necessary. >> on friendly agent is one of the top five frustrations among those surveyed. >> another issue is the amount of carry-on baggage that the population has right now. it is slowing down the process. >> the survey -- those surveyed feel it takes wait too long to get through the checkpoints. >> it allows you to go through the security process without taking out your laptop without taking off your shoes. >> travelers believe the tsa is on the ri

>> yes. >> somebody and then the tsa? >> yes. >> war i might also say someone other than the private sector person -- or i might also say someone other than the private sector person. >> yes. the airport would come in and say we would like to consider somebody other than tsa to run our airport operations. in the past, we have looked at those. we have 16 that were firmer leon that are continuing -- from early on that are continuing. that is a process. do is to give you a little bit of background for my decision in january, i am clearly interested in any best practices, any efficiencies, anything from the private sector that can help us do our jobs better. we invested billions of dollars in the private sector in terms of technology and ways of accomplishing our mission, including age are issues -- including hr issues. we have invested billions of dollars into private industry to do just that. as far as the work force, my approach is that i believe that tsa should be a federal counter- terrorism agency focused on preventing

tsa has missed the mark time and time again.e talked with captain mark weiss, retired american airlines pilot. also, he works for a security firm, talking about airline security. listen in. >> they still need to do a lot of work in cargo security. they need to do work in behavioral training. they need to use canines more effectively both in cargo screening and in passenger screening. >>> captain weiss also talked about behavioral screening. i've talked with him before. he says he's a big proponent of that. we should be doing that, using the tsa not as a police force but using them as intelligence with behavioral screening to adopt that method. back to you. >> surae chinn reporting live at national airport this morning. thank you, surae. >>> airport screeners are dealing with a crush of carry- on bags. the reason is everyone trying to avoid the money to check a bag. there are 90 million more carry- on bags than two years ago. mark strassmann of cbs news asked the head of the tsa what that means for security. >> it takes more time

>> not that police know of and all tsa officers undergo background checks. again his next-door neighbor doesn't believe, it but police are taking the allegations seriously. >> do we know without too much detail exactly what happened? >> police wouldn't really go into detail. they say it was more than groping but not a rape. >>> alexandria police looking for main whether or not grabbed a jogger and pushed her -- a man who grabbed a jogger and pushed her to the ground on east delray avenue about 6 a.m. this morning. the man came up from behind her, groped her. she screamed and she shoved him and took off running. police say don't wear headphones and run with a partner. >>> a new round of testing is underway at fort detrick after odor has been noticed coming from area b which is contaminated with chemicals. fox 5's audrey barnes joins us with the story. >> that mysterious odor has raised concern among some residents who have wondered for years if the cancer in their families is related to what's buried in area b. >> we lost actually two family members within th

i think some 25,000. >> reporter: and wednesday he plans to call for tsa reform. largely because repeated investigations. >> we have to analyze the effectiveness of the system and failing. >> i think the tsa needs to grow up and listen to what the end user wants. >> reporter: retired american airlines captain mark wise is with the spectrum group specializing in aviation matters. >> the message is absolutely wrong. the way people view them is with dread? weaknesses? >> they still need to do a lot of work in cargo security. they need to do work in behavioral training and using airline personal and airport personal as partners. you need to use canines more effectively in cargo screening and passenger screening. >> reporter: and some recommend a return to private industry doing the work under government supervision. >> i think you're much more apt to get a better individual, customer friendly individual and still the same level of safety and security you currently have and better. >> reporter: congressman micah plans to relee his report here in a little more than 12 h

they hope tsa does not back away from doing a study.. >>> they've been memorable for troops returning stateside. operation welcome home will greet the troops arriving on three flights throughout the day at bwi. the first flights did arrive at 5:15 this morning. the second comes in at 2:00 this afternoon. and then a third coming in around 4:45. >>> five things you need to know on this thursday morning. president barack obama is in indonesia. he spent two days in australia where he addressed parliament. he's going to attend the east asia summit. >>> baltimore's mayor will announce the launch of the summer employment campaign later today. the announcement will take place at the arboretum at 5:00 p.m. >>> maryland's health department wants to reduce cigar use. it scheduled a news conference today to launch a new tobacco campaign. they say -- [indiscernible] the event will be held at the vocational technical high school. >>> the mayor will be joined by governor martin o'malley to launch the kickoff of the star spangled 200 bicentennial celeb

the tsa launched in its own study.ancer risk -- also claims tsa officials downplayed the concern regarding a possible cancer link. tsa administrator says the scanners have been through independent testing and approved by the fda. passengers can opt out of the scans in favor of a metal detector test and pat down. passengers flying out of dwi will be able to travel to cuba starting next year. island travel and tours will begin offering the weekly charter service in march. recently received approval from u.s. customs to handle charter air service to and from. >> which starts as a case of strep throat ends as a double leg amputation for 6-year-old boy. his family claims it was a misdiagnosis. he explains what the family says the doctor failed to do. >> i wish -- last december 6- year-old had a high fever, sewen tonsils and hip pain. his parents brought him here. they claim a doctor failed to give him a test for strep throat. >> when she mentioned that his tonsils were swollen, i had asked if she would do a strep and she sa

that the tsa is working with the local law enforcement on this matter. right now, harold rodman is in the regional jail here without bond. we're live in manassas. back to you. >> thanks, aaron. >>> the child sex abuse allegations at penn state university will be investigated by the former director of the fbi. the board of trustees named louie free to oversee the investigation of the scandal. jerry sandusky was accused of sexually assaulting eight boys over 15 years. frankie probst is not one of sandusky's accusers but he met sandusky when he was ten years old. as he got older he avoided sandusky. >> we grew apart because he was getting clingy. >> you said i can't see you this weekend. i want ha to hang out with my friends. what was his reaction? >> he would be upset. >> he never told his parents about his reservations. the candidatal is hurting penn state's reputation. sales of school memorabilia are down 40% from a year ago. >>> retired army general will head an independent review of the motor ware at dover air force base. reports that remains of fallen

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news 4's aaron gilchrist has more on what led to the arrest of a local tsa agent. >> he's more like a model of the community as opposed to anything but that. >> reporter: cameron morris doesn't believe what his next door neighbor is accused of doing. this is 52-year-old harold glen rodman. police say just before 3:30 sunday morning he approached a woman on winfield loop in manassas as she was getting out of a friend's car and walking toward her townhouse. they say he was wearing a uniform and flashed a badge, likely gaining the alleged victim'ses trust. the 37-year-old says she was groped and then sexually assaulted. when he ran, the woman immediately called police. >> during that canvas, a man came out of his residence that matched the description and was immediately interviewed and detained by our officers. >> reporter: rodman is a tsa supervisor at dulles airport and police says he was wearing his uniform at the time of the alleged assault. now he's charged with committing aggravated sexual battery and forcible sodomy steps from his own front door. his neighbor finds the story a bi

>>vicki: the united arab emirates is seeking an apology from the tsa. >>vicki: president obama and his daughters visited a neighborhood bookstore a few blocks away from the white house. later on, the president and michelle obama attended a basket of game in maryland. that >>vicki: the scene of this movie looked way to real and police almost shot the film standards. >>vicki: it is the final scene of a student film projects. the director did not cast lapd officers, but a concerned neighbor did. >> for an older woman if knocked on the door and saw as filming. i do not think she understood when we said we were filming. >> these were only actors waiting on their cue. >>vicki: the production crew still had no idea what their lead actor and a detective were facing. it is not until each or ordered to come out with their hands up. that is one officers learned that this was a part of a school project. >>vicki: the director had did have proof of a permit but failed to notify lapd. that could have gone terribly wrong. >>vicki: a picture-perfect day around the bay.

and this program called tsa precheck started in october. and as i understand it, i'm not going to give away everything here because i want you to have the chance to do that, we're going to hear about an expansion of this program to several other airports including one very busy one in my state. the if that is right and i'm right on that, may i thank you public my for that -- publicly for that because i've been calling for this for a long time. and, um, and i want to reiterate no one who supports this ever wants to compromise security. i was honored to be able to write the law that allows the pilots to carry guns in the cockpit to protect the aircraft. i also wrote the language that expanded the air marshal program to long haul flights. as we know, those flights were all long haul that were hijacked that fateful day. so i am looking forward to hearing about this, reading about your testimony in support to have air marshal service. my understanding is we're robust, we're good, and i know some of it is classified, but to the extent that we cou

tonight a response from tsa to all of this. it calls the report an unfortunate disservice from the dedicated men and women who work there. >>> the showers are on their way out. you would be surprised what is moving in. we'll show you the wake up weather. we're looking at temperatures in the 40s at 5:00 a.m., 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m.. they're not going to go up. and showers or rain move in by mid or late morning. don't leave home without a coat or umbrella and we'll talk about what else you might see fall from the sky tomorrow. >>> still ahead tonight, occupy wall street pro tresstors promise to celebrate -- protestors promise to celebrate their two month anniversary with a bang. >>> and let the competition begin. see what news and information heavy hitter is stepping up to the plate to challenge wpod. ? hang on to your radio preset buttons. wtop is about to get some serious competition. cbs is launching its own all news station right here in washington. and earlier tonight i asked the top executive at cbs radio how do you compet

the theory was that tsa would benefit if the airport, tsa, and others would benefit if there were otherions. the problems at hartsfield- jackson, whether it is the springfield-branson airport that would like to go to an outside provider, or the kansas city airport, have with the size between springfield-branson and the huge airport in atlanta, who has had a private provider the whole time. they have had, what i thought, some unfortunate experience just try to extend private contract. as it turns out, the courts agreed whenever your agency was taken to the claims court. i want to talk about that a little more, but all of us understand the critical importance of your work. i want to join senator boxer's comment on the importance of foreign travel. we're looking at ways to make of these a process work better, entry and exit work better. there are ways to meet the security needs of the country and still encourage the friendship and economic impact that foreign travelers make. they stay longer, they spend more, and they've invariably, in all cases, like us a better when they left than when t

they are the tsa's future dogs. >> they have all the raw potential. we do it by good breeding. >> reporter: the tsa puppy program was launched after 9/11. every puppy is named after a victim of the terrorist attack. these two are the last names of a port authority manager and fbi agent both killed at the world trade center. their special names are tattooed inside their ear. it's also a gesture that touches the relatives. lisa met the puppy named for her husband that was killed inside the pentagon. >> it seems like this puppy has completed a circle for my family. >> reporter: scott manages the program in san antonio. >> as soon as they are born, we expose them to the different odors they are going to be looking for. >> reporter: formal training doesn't begin until they are a year old. they make promising recruitinre. >> a dog that likes it -- >> reporter: puppies that make the cut go on in a bomb career. train stations and passenger planes. >> i think they are an invaluable part of the detection we have. >> reporter: 500 puppies have been bred for this

now tsa is criticized by various aspects of this approach. clearly, tsa needs a variety of tactics to achieve best results. i just want to ask you a question. you'll never satisfy the american public while trying to keep them safe. isn't that basically true? >> the key, obviously, is to provide the best security in the most professional way protecting liberties and that's the challenge every day with 8 million travelers every day at 450 airports, there's an opportunity for someone not to be 100% satisfied as in any government and activity, so, yes, it is a challenge. >> my traveling is not as international or bane as some members of this committee, but i have -- actually bane for me gets to be when i get out to jackson hole, wyoming, but i have yet to see a tsa member -- i don't want to seem like your flak here -- be rude on a number of occasions and sometimes involving translational problems, you know? where they do the best they can. i've seen them go to the farthest point of extending themselves, and on a number of occasions, i got their n

coming up, why does the tsa want to unwrap your presents? >>> can pot smuggling lead to bo hum bug-ling. the tsa that hates thc says it will open pre wrapped gift thees deem suspicious this holiday season. it comes on the heels of an l.a.x. traveler getting arrested last week after disguising 35 pounds of weed as an or nately wrapped christmas gift. can't it be both? for more on cannabis christmas let's go to mama bird cheech and daddy bird chong. what do you have for us? >> guys just once file a report. what are we paying them for. isn't this another case of stoners ruining it for the rest of us? >> it probably was a gift. let's be honest. they are some of the most generous people i know. this is real bad news for all of those kids asking for explosives for christmas. they are getting them early. >> baker -- >> the one who actually gives. >> does the holiday wrapping paper have some kind of magical x ray capability? >> it does if it is the metallic kind. if it is not, it is the kind with the snow men on there and the sled dogs. actually i w

for a conference when they were questioned by tsa for three hours before being relead.he embassy issued a statement saying that they are glad that they are released but that they want an explanation from the tsa. >>> a suspect in a knife carjacking is probably the same. the carjacker got the cash after driving a 60-year-old man to an atm. he drove the victim to a station close to a metro station. >>> disney is come coming to the area after all. disney is withdrawing its plans to build an area. local developers say that they are disappointed to lose the deal which would have brought money into the region from tourism and tax revenue. >>> first came black friday. and in a few day, it is cyber monday. plenty of shoppers headed out today for small business saturday. the idea, spend a few bucks close to home and support small and local businesses. her canned in adams morgan held their own party for the second year in a row. city leaders and, of course, promotional deals. >> we have about 32 different businesses running specials today. we are unique in that in a four- block a

. >>> well, today marks a decade since tsa was first created. one of the authors who wrote tsa into law is blasting the very organization that he created. he just held a press conference at reagan national airport. republican florida congressman john mica is calling for reform. he released a report documenting 25,000 instances of failures for items that have been on board planes that screeners should have caught. travelers have mixed feelings about that and overall safety with tsa in place ten years later. >> it definitely takes awhile when you come to the airport but that's just -- you know, what you're willing to do today if you want to fly and be safe. >> it is a little annoying in consideration of all of the aggravation. >> there are still breaches. >> yes, even though you go through all of this. i'm surprised at the number quite frankly. it seems like a lot. >> i guess i never really felt unsafe in the past. >> we'll have a full report on the congressman's press conference coming up on 9news now beginning at 5:00 p.m. >>> fairfax county pol

does the tsa examined flight manifest? >> so you know when people come through you've already look at who's slicing that, yes it's under our secure flight program, so there are specific searches then targeted toward someone you've looked at flight manifested determined they may need extra scrutiny? >> it is the whole basis of knowing who's coming to the u.s. flying from the u.s. comes with start every day with an intelligence briefing that looks out 72 hours and a chance to say selectees on letcher friends list but clearly the no-fly a want to fly but wonky be a afraid to fly so i was thinking more of people have been two yen in three times and somalia toys and are not on their watch list you might not spend more time with them. that is occurring all so. >> i would be glad to go in to the more detail and a closed setting senator in terms of the mortgages we do with the intelligence community. >> i would like to know that it is occurring in general terms. if you fly from is from london to lagarde and then from chicago to yo

our intent is to make tsa better.believe it's one of the most important agencies and activities to make certain we're safe. when we're spending billions and the performance is down and the bureaucracy is big, it's a call for and a time for reform. >> we'll continue on this story. we appreciate you joining us this morning. this is representative john mica from florida, the chairman of the transportation and infrastructure committee. thank you so much, sir. >> thank you. >>> 7:39 now on this friday morning. speculation for weeks and now it's official, another hollywood couple done. calling it quits. we'll tell you who -- >> this makes me sad. >>> then it is long believed to be a tragic accident. but, homicide detectives in los angeles unexpectedly reopening the investigation into the death of natalie wood. stay with us. fox5 morning news will be right back. 7:39. [ male a the chicken marinara melt is the featured $5 footlong™ of november. juicy chicken, marinara sauce, and melty cheese served toasted on freshly baked it

tsa administrator john pistole promised an investigation found that tsa glossed over research showingd "outfront," quote, such reports undermine public confidence that such technology is safe. we need an independent review of the technology to ensure it does not adversely affect the health of passengers and tsa employees. number three, the price of oil is above $100 a barrel since july. we spoke with john kilda who says if the price sticks we can see gas prices at the pump above $4.00 by christmas. number four, we're paying less. consumer price index dropped for the first time since june following .1%. doesn't sound like a lot. you add it up, biggest drop came in gasoline which obviously is reversing. the cost of food had its smallest increase in nearly a year. analysts told "outfront" they expect it to go up in the next few months. >>> it has been 103 days since america lost its top credit rating? what are we doing back in europe is not helping. fitch warned that america's banks' exposure to the problems in europe, the reason why the stock market fell sharp. today the u.s. bank shows

and it makes abundant good sense. >> i think tsa is a good example of that.should be trying to find the bomber, not the bomb. other countries have done it. israel is the best example of that. but to put this enormous expense on the federal government, put the enormous expense on traveling public for pat downs and other intrusions, i think is too much money. i agree with governor perry. i voted when i -- when this bill came up. i voted to allow for privatization. i was not for this being a government functionment i thought it could be a private function. >> who would be profiled? >> well, the folks would are most likely to be committing the crimes. if you look at it, i mean it was muslims would be someone you look at. absolutely. those are the folks who the radical muslims are the people committing the crimes. by and large as well as younger males. these are things that not exclusively but these are things that you profile to find your most likely candidate. >> congressman paul? >> that's digging a hole for ourselves. what if they look like timothy mcveigh. he

and chase what matters. >>> the tsa plans to study the effects of x-ray body scanners. there have been claims the scanners might increase the risk of cancer and those claims come from sources including a recent pbs investigation. it says the scanners being used before you get on a plane might be dangerous to your health. the tsa says they're safe but an article in business week says the agency has never conducted its own research on this. >>> tomorrow is guy fox day, the man who tried to blow up the english parliament in 1605. masks like these, they're modeled after his likeness. a lot of people think the hacker group anonymous is planning to hack into facebook to honor fox, although anonymous says it does not have such plans. still, other possible targets have not been ruled out and we'll find out tomorrow. >>> we've got more rain headed our way as you can see on satellite-radar. i'll tell you where and when you can expect it, coming up. >>> and coming up right after the forecast, it's been called the biggest annual gathering of humanity there is. we'll tell you what's

john pistol was the head of the tsa. >> 90 million more carry on bags, how much of a difference has thate to screening? >> it takes more time in two areas. one is the sheer volume of the bags and two, most are fairly densely packed because people are trying to get everything in. >> does it also increase the chance a security officer might miss something? >> there's always that possibility. >> airline industry's bottom line increasingly depends on these fees. without the $3.4 billion generated by check bag fees, the airlines would be in the red. gene is a vice president of the air transport association. >> it is relatively small, but necessary to help the airlines maintain level of profitability. >> at the cost to the tsa. the agency estimates it costs $260 million a year. jeff freeman, the vice president of the u.s. travel association. he says airlines should be required toe let passengers check one bag for free. >> fact s we have to look at this tsa check point. we have to take some of the pressure off to increase security. >> not likely to happen any time soon. those baggage fees are e

john pistol is the head of the tsa. 9 million more carry-on bags than two years ago. much has a difference has that made to more screening? >> it, obviously, takes more time in two areas. one is the sheer volume of the carry-on bags but then, two, most are fairly densely packed because people are trying to get everything in. >> reporter: does it also increase the chance that a security officer might miss something? >> well, there is always that possibility. >> reporter: but the airline industry's bottom line increasingly depends on these fees. the airlines would be in the without the 3.4 billion generated by checked bag fees, the airlines would be in the red. jean medina is the vice president with the air transport association, the airlines trade group. >> fees that come in from services that are offered to customers are actually relatively small, but necessary to help the airlines maintain any level of profitability at all. >> reporter: but at a cost to the tsa. the agency estimates screening all of the additional carry-ons cost $260 million a year. jeff freeman is a

it's called a decade later, a call for tsa reform. it pretty much says that the tsa does not work.rom the way that it screens passengers to the way that it recruits new employees. >> this is our nation's capital. they are advertising on pizza boxes. >> representative is pointing to an ad for tsa employees

i think some 25,000. >> reporter: wednesday, he plans to call for tsa reform, largely because repeatedestigations -- >> to analyze the effectiveness of the system and it is failing. >> i think the tsa needs to grow up. >> mark weiss is with the spectrum group specializing in of aviation matters. >> the message that they send is absolutely wrong. the way people view them is with dread in many cases. >> weaknesses? >> they still need to do a lot of work in cargo security and behavioral training and using airline personnel and airport personnel as partners. you need to use canines more effectively both in cargo screening and in passenger screening. >> some recommend the return to private industry doing the work under government supervision. >> i think you're much more apt to get a better quality of individual, much more customer friendly individual and still the same little of safety and security that you currently have and better. >> ghauri nurenberg, 9news now. >>> if you're flying this holiday, you should expect a cabin filled with loads of carry on bags and frustrated passengers. >> i

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the potentially dangerous cargo the tsa simply is not checking for. >> bay area twins attached since birth now the sisters are separate for the first time. their mother is finished speaking. we'll hear how they're doing tonight. >>> i think that this department's going to have to probably reearn some of the trust. >> the police t-shirt that has some california parents wondering, what were they thinking? area birds, are getting big. >> a surprising story why bay area birds are getting bigger. ,, ,,,, ,,,,,,,,,, first time in th >>> two san jose toddlers are sleeping in separate beds tonight for the first time in their lives. doctors at stanford separated the formerly conjoined twins in a marathon 10-hour procedure today. 2-year-old angelina and angelica were born joined at the chest and the abdomen and it took surgeons nearly 6 hours to separate them, four hours more to reconstruct their individual bodies. just minutes ago, their mother thanked the team of more than 20 doctors and nurses who gave her little girls a chance at normal separate lives. >> this is a dream come true. [ pause