congressman john mica, a long-time critic of the tsa, call ed for the audit. >> what is tsa doing abouthis? the report says they can't get a handle on it. >> reporter: the government is calling on the agency to improve how they monitor allegations of tsa misconduct and how they follow up after investigating. the tsa telling cnn, in part, they are already working to implement the recommendations. >> all right, now, rene, i know the house subcommittee is going to be holding a hearing about so, what are they going to do about this new report? >> reporter: well, erin, we know that this report, which we have here, it will come up, most definitely, in this hearing tomorrow, in part because a representative from the government agency responsible for putting this report together will be one of the witnesses testifying. we know the deputy director of the tsa is expected to testify. >> and there was another disturbing development tonight. this was not tsa, but it was an airport employee at san francisco international. he and his fiance arrested and charged with theft after authorities say they st

right now the tsa is in the hot seat.hat must undergo a security scan before they fly, now a new government report finds more misconduct by tsa agents. over 9,000 cases reported over the past three years. that's up 26%. everything from stealing people's luggage, letting family and friends skip through security lines to sleeping on the job. in fact, close to 2,000 of those cases could have been security threats. now the agency, set up following the 9/11 attacks, has to answer to a security committee. renee is following it all. good morning, renee. >> reporter: good morning, carol. any organization with 56,000 employees, you may expect some rotten eggs in the bunch, and the tsa is no different. lateness, excessive absence, that's a problem within the agency, but it's other tsa misconduct that's sparking outrage. outrage because some tsa officers' actions could have an impact on security. >> everything from sexual misconduct to physical fighting and using abusive language. >> there's not even a way to properly report some of

tsa. that's the finding of the government's watch dog group about the transportation security administration. it reports cases of worker misconduct have jumped 26% in the last three years. that misconduct includes everything from not showing up to work to stealing from flyers' bags and in one case sneaking banned items onto the planes. that time a security screener abandoned a checkpoint to help a family member get a bag filled with several prohibited items past screening. the punishment a seven-day suspension. the report comes as congress opens hearings today on the tsa and lawmakers have harsh words for them. >> if integrity is truly a core value, then tsa, it's time to prove it. stop with the napping, the stealing, the tardiness and its disrespect and earn americans' trust and confidence. >> sounds like a lot to ask. tsa officials are defending themselves saying the agency has the highest ethical standards. doug mckelway is in d.c.. >> a few of bad misconduct and some moderate. no criti

tsa is expanding the program to everybody. is it worth the price. stocks fit for a prince that get royal returns in 60 seconds. . >> we want to jet through security before you fly, now you can. tsa expanding the precheck and prescreening service to all passengers. it will cost you 85 bucks for five years and let you keep your shoes and belts and lap tops and liquids in your bag. rich, this is a great idea, why? >> i can't think of a greater bargain than $85 for five years and saving you countless hours in the lines. i wasted hundreds of hours standing in the lines and a complete overreaction to the terrorism threat by the tsa. >> mac, is it good? >> i like the idea. i am sick of the frequent groper program of old ladies and grandmas and kids and military who don't deserve it. by the way, $85 and why not boot up people with the frequent flyer program. my problem is the massive database that needs to be make sure they are not terrorist. and it is so what, five years, anybody can slip through the cracks. tsa have allowed knifes and guns into the airpor

tsa, it is time to prove it.he napping, stealing, tardiness and disrespect and earn american's trust. >> reporter: the agency scolded and tsa leadership grilled on capitol hill by lawmakers for two hours. the agency has grown to become one of the largest government workforces. the tsa has 56,000 screeners operator at 450 airports. the cost to taxpayers, $5.4 billion last year. that's according to nonpartisan watch dog group taxpayers for common sense. so when a government report came out showing 56,000 screeners involved in theft the big price tag raises questions. >> we are well past a decade past 9/11 now. it is very fair for the american people to ask if they are getting for their money the security that we need. >> jeff price, a professor and airport security expert is most alarmed by instances where screeners allowed family and friends to skip check points. >> if you look at most of the major terrorists attacks on aviation from pan am103, the list goes on and on there has been an insider that facilitated or

26% over the past few years and what tsa officials are doing to stop it. but they learned this morning in some cases officials loose oned the reins. >> we found the review board once they reviewed some of these misconduct cases, they either overturned or rolled back the penalty 15% of the cases. >> reporter: he's the lead auditor for a report released yesterday that shows nearly 9600 cases of tsa worker misconduct over the past three years. that includes everything from excessive absent ism to sleeping on the job letting friend and family bypass security screenings and stealing from passengers' luggage. half of the workers received a letter of reprimand. 17% were fired. the auditor says the tsa deserves some slack. it has 56,000 employees at about 450 airports. the tsa has implemented new programs in recent months to address the problem. >>> to ensure that allegations of misconduct are thoroughly investigated and that discipline is appropriate, consistent and fair across the agency. >> reporter: he says like with any other employer they have workers who "d

tsa workers stealing ipads from passengers, sleeping at the airport, putting your safety at risk. the investigation tonight. >>> the verdict. the army private convicted of leaking america's secrets. spared by the judge from the most serious charge, aiding america's enemies. fire ball, the florida plant ripped apart by a series of explosions, melting trucks injuring workers and setting a small town on edge. >>> manhunt, the dangerous prisoner on this mad dash to freedom. a clue in this video may help track him down. >>> good evening. their job is to keep america's airports safe and most tsa agents do it very well, managing those endless security lines, keeping passengers moving and protected. but a new government report out today detailed some disturbing trends at the tsa, agents asleep on the job, caught stealing from passengers, fast tracking their friends and family. that behavior isn't just annoying for the rest of us. experts say it could also be dangerous. abc's lisa stark starts us off. >> reporter: tsa agents sleeping at the airport, abandoning their posts, even stealing fr

now there are more and more alleges of misconduct by tsa agents. . >>> good afternoon. i'm tori campbell. the city of oakland early this morning approved a controversial surveillance monitoring center that they say will keep people safer. we're live in oakland to explain why not everyone is happy about the measure as the debate continues. >> reporter: good afternoon. you're right. the oakland city council in their early morning hours gave the go-ahead to begin construction of this surveillance center, otherwise known as the domain awareness center. this will be a hub for police to watch everything that's going on in the city. before the city council votes some residents were not happy about it. >> motion passes. thank you. >> reporter: that was video of oakland residents not happy over the city council's decision from last night. many say this will infringe on privacy rights. others say it won't make a difference at all. the center will be monitored by oakland police and will of the capability to pull in different camera feeds within the city and the port. it may also i

tsa chief john pistol. is there an intent to get them by the tsa officers, or it's i forgot?> virtually everybody says they forgot. we can't prove unless there is something else of people intending to. but, no people just forget. >> reporter: professional golfer chris blanks said he forgot a loaded handgun was in his carry-on. he was arrested at palm beach airport on sunday. the airports with the most gun confiscations have been in states with strong gun cultures including atlanta, dallas/ft. worth, phoenix, and ft. lauderdale. while the tsa can't explain the uptick, experts say it could be the result of a recent surge in gun ownership. each day at 450 airports across the country, the tsa screens nearly two million passengers, and if each passenger has one or two carry-ons, you're talking up to four million carry-ons that need to be screened. eddie manshein is the federal security director at washington dulles. and how often do you come across something that somebody shouldn't have? >> daily. hourly. if we stay here long enough, we'll see something. >> reporter: depending on

they get to ask questions of the top tsa officials. we'll have the latest developments from that hearing when i see you next hour. live in washington kyla campbell ktvu channel 2 news. >>> gay athletes and tourists could be arrested and deported. russia says it will notices member the new antigay laws during the competition. the law bans people from showing gay pride in public or spreading what the country calls gay propaganda. it will support gay athletes despite that loss. >>> this morning mit released a long awaited report about hacking allegations against internet activist aaron swartz. that report cleared mit of wrong doing. but swartz's family said he commuted suicide after being accused of hacking into computers and stealing documents. mit did not seek federal prosecution and did not oppose a plea bargain. >>> debate over raising the minimum wage in berkeley. that is the minimum under california law. there have been rallies and calls to raise that to $10.55. san jose and san francisco they have already set their city minimum wag

the tsa is no different. some of the misconduct is commonplace, excessive absence or tardiness but some is downright troubling and could have a major impact on security. the list includes everything from forgery, sexual misconduct to physical fighting and using abusive lang badge. language. >> this may be the tip of the iceberg of some of the offenses. >> reporter: it's the agency some flyers love to hate, posted their patdowns. >> if you touch my junk i'm going to have you arrested. >> reporter: now criticism for the government for incidents like this, tsa screener supervisor michael arano admitted accepting bribes and kickbacks from a co-worker who stole money from passengers at checkpoints at new jersey's newark airport and at jfk, this employee pleaded guilty to stealing $40,000 from a checked bag. the report also notes in a three-year span more than 9,000 cases of tsa misconduct were documented. 56 screeners were involved in thefts and more than 1,900 incidents that could hurt security like sleeping on t

the tsa employ on how to steal contents of passengers' luggage.gain, this has been totally embarrassing for everyone. >> there were other cases of workers caught napping on the job, another caught stealing up to $80,000 in electronics. it also documents inconsistent punishment. >> out of 56 cases of theft from fiscal years 2010 through 2012, 31 resulted in termination, 11 resulted in letters of reprimand, 11 resulted in suspension of a defined period and two resulted in indefinite suspension, and one resulted in resignation. stealing is stealing and these are instances of stealing from american travelers. >> the gao report cited minimal consequences for screeners who didn't see explosives in covert testing. they're sent to retraining but not dismissed. they said the 9,600 infractions in three years are not all that bad out of a workforce of 56,000. >> i'm going to have somebody that's going to do something stupid and it's going to get in the press and probably make 20 rounds in the press and, but for every one of those stories, sir, i will tell yo

here's how the tsa respond the to the crisp such today. >> then tsa is kind of proven.icans' trust and confidence. >> every single time we have one knucklehead who decides he's going to do something bad. it tarnishes the image, but at the same time we point out the fact that last year over ten of our tsos saved people's lives, either in the airport through cpr, by pulling people from burning cars, by talking down a pilot in a general aviation aircraft. you never hear those stories, or are very rarely hear them. >> the tsa there defending the employees. the tsa say they have been and continue to randomly conduct integrity tests, and they are just what they sound like. investigators posing as travelers, they leave something behind, a laptop or money on purpose to see if the agent will pocket it or do the right thing. it's one way they're going about weeding out the bad apples. >> thanks very much for that. >>> coming up, serious charges for the former president of pakistan, and brand-new information about a secret tool used to create vast amounts of data from millions of

a new government report detailing some disturbing trends at the tsa.>> and the behavior isn't just annoying. it could be a danger. abc's lease stark explains. >> reporter: tsa agents sleeping at the airport, abandoning their posts, even stealing from passengers. look at this. in an undercover investigation by abc's brian ross, ipads were left at security checkpoints with a history of theft. nine out of ten were returned. but watch here in orlando, the screener picks up the ipad left at the checkpoint. ross later tracked it right to the screener's home. >> is it here? >> no, sir. >> reporter: a tracking alarm on the ipad proved otherwise. the screener was fired. the new government report found nearly 10,000 cases of screener misconduct since 2010 including nearly 2,000 instances where screeners were sleeping, not following procedures, even letting relatives bypass security. in one case a screener actually left the checkpoint to help a relative check in and then came back with the family member's bag and allowed it to go around security. another screener

thousands have followed tsa. the agency goes by the name@tsa blog team. at what agents have confiscated, grenades, guns, bullets, cigarettes. the tsa says the move to instagram is a new way to educate travellers. >> everybody instagrams except me. >> and me. >>> we have stories that may change the way you look at the ro. nchlts a follow up to a story we brought you last week. thanks to a boost from virgin business mobile president obama is now expected to weigh in ond efforts to ban tesla stores. a petition on white house.gov asked the president to stop the efforts. the petitions must reach 100,000 signatures within 30 days to warrant a white house response. branson who is friends with tesla co founder urged readers of the blog to sign the petition. >> it is a big issue in the state of new york right now. >>> could it be the future of driving? >> we are talking about google glass and using that to drive your car. let's bring in scott budman. is this safe? >> probably not if you are focusing on the screen. it is never safe to focus on a screen when you are

tsa soaring over the last three years.ew report finding that nearly 2,000 of those cases were deemed significant enough to the security breaches. with more on this former managing director of the national transportation safety board. welcome back to the show. good to have you here. this is troubling. these numbers only seem to go up. he looked at the past three years, it just gets worse. >> well, it is a management problem. its starts with the size of the agency. you have 56,000 employees. then you have the nature of the job. it is mind-numbing. and you have managers that are not doing there work. work, some are sleeping on the job. the transgressions are just unbelievable. i think everybody is a little frustrated with the tsa. how dangerous is this scenario? could it cause real problems in the system? >> well, it can cause problems, but the way in which they have structured aviation security, they call it this layered approach. it is very difficult to conceive of a terrorist getting on board a plane, causing a catastrophi

. >>> a investigation by the tsa. new government watchdog says accusations of wrongdoing by airport security jumped by 27% in the last two years, with employees who snuck items past scanners or were caught napping on the job, only given light penalties. >>> some changes in the san francisco airport in the wake of the deadly asiana airlines crash. the faa says they will not allow flights to land side by side others anymore. citing an increase in aborted landings by foreign planes using visual approaches. >>> this sort of seems like a regular thing in the tampa area these days. a water spout churning in the bay between tampa and st. petersburg. >> oh, my. >> that might cause you to think twice about going on the water there. this spurred a line of severe weather that rolled into the area. it did disappear before it reached a major bridge, but the storms caused minor damage on land. >> let's take a look at that storm, indra petersons take keeping an eye on it. >> you buys nailed it, it's pretty common in florida. there y

in one instance, tsa agents were accused of taking bribes by drug traffickers.rly 2,000 were possible security threats. the report calls on the tsa to improve how they follow up after investigations. >>> health officials in nebraska and iowa believe they have partially cracked the case in a nationwide outbreak of psych spore ra. they trace it back to cabbage and carrots. it's no longer on the shelves of those states. abc's richard besser has tips about the popular bagged salads. >> produce is one of the riskiest things because we don't cook it. if you get unwashed produce, you want to wash it. but for the produce that's rewashed, reach into the refrigerator cabinet and get the coldest you can find. you want to make sure it's far from its expiration date. and them use it right away. >> the average weight loss is around ten pounds. and it can lost more than a month. >>> the battle over banning big sugary drinks goes on in new york city. michael bloomberg ordered a ban on high-calorie drinks. he says the ruling is a temporary setback and will keep on fighting. >>>

yet the tsa maintains this conduct is rare. it employs 60,000 people and found 97 cases of misconduct. one member -- found an envelope with hundreds of dollars who turned it in. >> doug, thank you so much. for more on this report, let's bring in mike gallagher, syndicated radio host and fox news contributor joining us on the phoning now. mike, i know you're not a fan of the tsa, how it always operates, were you surprised at all by the report? i mean those numbers sound pretty high. >> shannon, i think the big story is the management and the management of the tsa which has always been a question, i think and all been a problem. any company that was run the way the tsa is run, you look at the top. and any of us frequent flyers who go through our nation's airports on a regular basis like i do, know there's a real inconsistency in terms of the kind of person that's at the nation's checkpoints. at the end of the day, you've got to say, the bigger question is how these guys are being punished. as the feature you just did pointed out

kyla campbell has more on the serious allegations against tsa agents. kyla. >> reporter: pam, the house homeland security committee will have a lot of questions for top tsa official after reviewing a report from a watchdog group. the ts recorded 56 thefts by employees and more than 1900 cases of sleeping on duty. allowing passengers to bypass security and not following standard operating procedures. discrepancies that could put passengers at risk. i contacted the lead auditor this morning he told me the figures cover all tsa regulated airports including sfo. misconduct jumped by 26% from 2010 to 2012. but the unions representing screeners defends them. >> if you look at a population of a small city 56,000 people in this work force and the numbers on an annual basis are really very, very small. >> reporter: just how many of these misconduct cases led to firings verses reprimands when i see you next. live in washington kyla campbell ktvu channel 2 news. >>> senator dianne feinstein is speaking out about controversial surveillance programs. in an editorial

when you park your car at the airport, you know the tsa agents? they can break into your car and search it without your consent. this is america and this isn't supposed to happen. alloy me to read from my constitution. fourth amendment which assures us no unreasonable searches and seizures and never without probable cause. >> unbelievable. this is outrageous. just stop this. what right do cops have for my number. if you got it shove it. the idea they can break in my car in a parking lot, some tsa dumb high school graduate. have you seen these guys? >> i love them. >> do you know they can break in your car without your consent. >> this is another violation of our civil rights and our fourth amendment rights. if you want to do this go to russia. >> yes, sir, amigo. >> thank you. >> like edward snowden. >> they all should go to jail. the cops, tsa guys. >> great idea. >> what is the license plate for? it is on the outside of your car so no one can see it. if you want to handicap law enforcement so you can bash obama there will be a republican in ther

. >>> plus allegations against tsa airport screeners. the crimes they are accused of committing against unsuspecting passengers. >>> good morning. westbound 24 the traffic looks good heading out toward the caldecott tunnel. we will tell you more straight ahead. >>> good morning. not much change. temperatures inland will be in the warm to hot category. those closer to the coast cool to mile. >>> strong storms near tampa bay, florida combined to form this waterspout. waterspout looks like a tornado but is weaker and straight and only appears over water. the storm hit yesterday evening and brought thunder and high winds. national weather service says the waterspout lasted about 15 minutes. minor damage was reported. >>> new this morning the report says the number of tsa agents caught stealing, sleeping on the job, and letting people bypass security is on the rise. the tsa investigated more than 89,000 case -- 9,000 cases of alleged conduct for security screeners since 2010. that is a 26% increase in three years. >>> in spain investigators s

tsa is expanding to make airport screenings quicker.es the lap top inside of the case. and it comes at a shoes or lab top. it covers background checks and allows them to participate in five years. >> we'll focus on those we can prescreen and want to share the information. we'll do that and expedite the physical screening and checkpoint and we have a high confidence that you are not a terrorist. this is an effective way to screen travellers. tsa agents are tweeting out for more expedited service. >> it is faster security screening and on the security side, you let them go through. and you will know less about travellers. >> when will it be available. it is to cover all travellers. they use the prechecked program now opposed to 1.8 million people who fly every day the program is expected to expand by the end of the year, harris, back to you. >> what began as a day in fun ended as a tragedy for a mom. the witnesses talk about the woman who fell to her death on a roller coast are roadway. >> what if the terminal was under water by a foot in

walk through, tsa smiles at you, you're out in 60 seconds.e reality for a lot of frequent fliers part of the precheck program. so far people that are in it were randomly selected, frequent or elite fliers on the major airlines out there, that's the reality. i can tell you, i have been able to get on two flights in chicago and newark, only because i was able to get on the tsa precheck line. it is a way to streamline security. now starting fall of this year, it will be expanded to everybody. >> you mentioned a catch, that would be a fee. how much. >> there is a fee. it is $85 to enroll, but that's for five years. that allows you to stay in the system as a trusted traveler and now it is not as easy as writing an $85 check. you have to apply online, then show up to an enrollment center, first there will only be two, one at dulles in d.c. and one at indianapolis airport. by the end of the year, more centers. you have to physically show up to the centers, offer up fingerprints and id. once in the system, there's a randomness. it doesn't mean every

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that is not reflected in the tsa's enforcement of punishment. of misconduct cases 47% of them were reprimanded. 31% were suspended. 17% were fired. the adjudication process can take months. >> we run an investigation. we look at the circumstances, a recommendation is made for punishment. if it's appropriate, and then that individual has an appeal process. and that is taken into account. >> if it is any comfort to the traveling public, the largest category of misconduct, 32% was showing up late for work and improper cases of leave. but even that infuriated congressman john mica, an advocate of privatization. >> that throws the whole system into chaos. people don't show up for work. how you can properly screen folks, mr. lord, for the record is shaking his head in the affirmative. >> it's -- well, i think it depends on particular facts and circumstances. it does have the potential to disrupt screening operation. >> because of agent tardiness, tsa has set up a screening force of 250 separate agents to fill in for all of those missing agents. and th

today a house subcommittee questioned tsa administrators. nbc justice correspondent pete williams joins me now. pete, obviously the tsa not the most popular agency among most travelers although they've been trying to be a little bit more consumer friendly. this is pretty appalling, the kinds of security lapses that were detailed in this igo report. >> reporter: this is fundamentally not a report about security lapses, andrea, although they do mention a couple of them. the whole point of this was a report by the gao which says the tsa lacks a uniform system for deciding how to handle discipline and then tracking how the disciplinary system is working and making sure, for example, that if an agent goes from one airport to another his disciplinary record goes with him so that if there are further problems they can be dealt with. they do have some examples here. they note a 27% increase. 9722 cases 2 -- 9622 total cas. they say in here that a screener was running the conveyor belt that goes through the metal detectors and just letting things go

the house is schedule to do hold two hearings on tsa misconduct.dreds of people in a florida town were jolted awake yesterday morning by propane plant explosion that left 8 workers injured on monday night. as many as 50 homes had to be evacuated in one area. one man returned back to his family to his house and found a propane tank in his living room. >> apparently come over and come right through the roof out here and we have already patched the roof to keep any water if it rains out here. >> police say a spark from a fork lift may have set off the chain reaction that caused the propane plant to blow up. >> a surgeon shot to death in his bedroom and now police are hunting for his killer. 25-year-old university of michigan medical student paul de wolf was murdered last week while spending the night at an off campus fraternity house he serv shared with other students. he always had a smile on his face. >> baffling. everyone loved paul. paul loved everyone he ran into. it is hard to grasp someone would want to do that to someone who is so loving and c

that scathing report blasting the tsa making headlines today. airport security screeners putting our safety in jeopardy. breaking the rules, sleeping on the job and stealing from passengers. top agency officials called before congress today. >>> new overnight. anthony weiner's unwavering response. doubling down on his bid for new york mayor. >> quit isn't the way we roll in new york city. we fight through tough things. >> the new ad just released, as a top campaign aide apologizes for a profanity-laced tirade against a former intern. >>> princess diana's secret love affair. madly in love with a heart surgeon from pakistan. would she have moved there? the normalcy she craved. the disguises she would wear just to be with him. all revealed in "vanity fair." >>> and million-dollar baby. we talk live to the golfer who ran straight from the course to be by his wife's side. giving up a chance to win $1 million to be there for the birth of their brand-new daughter. priceless. only on "gma." >>> giving up $1 million i said. wasn't that "the play of the d

the tsa are keeping up with the times. the tsa are the people who strip us naked at the airport.y now have their own instagram account. they do. they post pictures of items they confiscate from travelers. this is one of the pictures they posted and look at the caption on the side here. #stungun, #disguised -- the tsa hughesed more hashtags than a thousand teenage girls combined. i looked through the pictures that the tsa posted. i have to say this is the perfect instagram post to follow if you're unclear if you can carry on a gun or a knife or a gun with a knife on it. these are all items they found in ted nugent's glove compartment. [ laughter ] this is pretty great. i guess this happened a few years ago, but it just got big on the internet. in new zealand, a dog, a bull mastif named bruno, had a habit of randomly attacking cars. they didn't get video, but created an incredibly life-like digital reenactment. >> the bull mastif's tire was punctured. the cop changed the tire but the bull mastiff again punctured it. another sergeant came to the officer's aid but he too had his tire

. >> reporter: tsa misconduct cases have risen 27% in three years according to gao report.nts 9,000 cases of wrongdoing by agents, largest category, 32%, showing up late. >> stop with the tardiness, disrespect, earn americans' trust and confidence. >> reporter: one cited a theft network in newark, new jersey led by a supervisor. >> the supervisor was advising the tsa employee how to steal contents of passengers' luggage. totally embarrassing for everyone. >> reporter: out of 56 cases of theft from fiscal 2010 to 2012, 31 resulted in termination, 11 resulted in letters of represent ri manned, 11 resulted in suspension of defined period, two resulted in indefinite suspension, one resulted in resignation. stealing is stealing. and these are incidences of stealing from american travelers. >> reporter: of greater concern to passengers, screening and security issues comprise 20% of infractions, the gao report cited minimal consequences for those that didn't do the tests. >> if they fail the test, they're taken off the line and instructed what they failed. there's no consequence o

the tsa says. so much ends up unclaimed in these rooms.atter of weeks is sent to the state for sale or charity. >> surprising things you would not think they travel with or forget. >> reporter: as passengers face longer lines at check points and a bigger rush to race through, perhaps no surprise. many airports nationwide tsa is finding 100 lost items a day from canes to keys to cash. scott macfarlane, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the weekend is just about here. we want to check the weather. we go back over to bill in the weather center. >> weekend is upon us. beautiful evening out there. temperatures today were on the mild side. a little warmer saturday and sunday. these were the official national weather service highs today. we got 90 degrees in antioch. that's one of the warm spots. they're coming up tomorrow. daytime highs as we head towards your saturday will be warmer. then again on sunday as well. there's the fog right along the coast. that fog, the marine layer is deep. getting up over the coastal hits. good fog coverage tomorrow mornin

the tsa claims there was a large sign alerting customers.pitol hill it happened at the latest hearing investigating the irs targeting a conservative group. inspector general pushing back after democrats say the report is not valid and they refuse to accept it. >> it could have been done differently, this is unprecedented, sir. this is unprecedented. please don't get insulted. i think you should be grateful that we asked you to come back to clarify and you didn't. >> doug luzader is live now in washington with the latest. good morning, doug. >> the irs investigation, one of the irs employees caught up in the blame game has called this nothing less than a nuclear strike. it became known conservatives and tea party organizations were given extra scrutiny in the 2012 election irs officials and even the white house blames it on lower level employees at the irs cincinnati office. one of the employees fired back. >> you and other people in the office say you are being unfairly blamed with this political activity going on in the washington office. >

the tsa agents took 6 seconds, with 88% accuracy. new york's attorney general wants to end traders having access to early peeks at economic data. financial news provider thomson reuters is among the companies under investigation. the agency is suspending its early access of the university of michigan sentiment numbers to high- frequency traders. the survey was being released every other friday at 9:54:58 am to high- paying subscribers, 9:55:55 to regular subscribers, and 10:00 to the general public. it's not a huge difference, but in trader-world it can mean millions of dollars in profits by having an early clue into which direction the market is likely to move on the news. greece is back on the brink. the struggling nation has until july 19th to prove it's committed to job cuts and a new tax code, otherwise a much needed $3.2 billion bailout will not happen. demonstrators have been rallying in the streets of athens against budget cuts and layoffs. greece has been in a financial free-fall for the past few years. however, economists b

bill: what is next for the tsa?cy has responded to the report, a total of four recommendations including established processes to conduct reviews of wrongdoing. four recommendations to ensure the agency establishes a process to verify tsa staff and airlines are in compliance and working to implement these recommendations. two subcommittees are holding a hearing underway now. the gal found inconsistent punishment to about 50% of the cases in 2012, so for example those workers sleeping on the job got a letter. we hope to hear how the tsa plans to handle employees caught in the act in the future. bill: thank you. martha: a prominent medical researcher pleading not guilty to killing his wife. accused of poisoning his wife with a lethal dose of cyanide. now we're learning more of what police have on the doctor. but is it enough to make the case? a former prosecutor and trial attorney, and keith sullivan and defense attorney. thank you for joining us. i want to start with you. what evidence do they have against them? >> t

it's the tsa's explosives class for first responders, federal air marshals and tsa employees.o the public. these are drolled blas eed cont blasts that mimic bombs terrorists have tried to use, especially on airplanes. >> 20 different types of explosives used in 20 different situations, concealed in 20 different ways. >> three, two, one. >> reporter: that explosion happened when a chicken carcass that had been placed on top of this pole was blown up. when it did, the debris flew in all directions, some of it landing 30 feet away. all of that damage and it happened with an explosive the size of the tip of a ball point pen. it's why the tsa uses things like body scanners, pat downs and liquid bans, solutions not always popular with travelers. >> most people have to take their shoes off when they go through the ampt. is that reflected in one of those explosions? >> sleuth. one of our shots is a representation of the richard reid shoe bomb and that shows you the destructive power that can be concealed in shoes. >> reporter: tom conte has led more than 8400 people through the day-lo

in may the tsa set a record. they found 65 guns in one week, 45 were loaded, and 15 had bullets in the chamber. >>> well, lawyers for george zimmerman believe prosecutors could finish presenting their case as early as today, and then the defense will start calling witnesses next week. and as susan mcginnis tells us, testimony began tuesday with prosecutors doing some damage control. >> reporter: with detective chris serino back on the witness starngsd the prosecutors zeroed in on george zimmerman's language while describing trayvon martin to the police. >> calling somebody, pardon my language, punks? >> that is ill will and spite. >> reporter: prosecutors must prove ill will, spite, or crazed mind to get a second-degree murder. serino was a prosecutor witness, but some of his testimony seemed to bolster the defense. prosecutors started the day trying to undo the damage. earlier in testimony he said he found zimmerman's story to be credible. the prosecution urged the judge to strike it from the record. the judge c

>> new government report details some disturbing trends at the tsa.n't just aanything for the rest of us. it colonels be a danger. story from abc news reporter lisa stark. >> tsa agents sleeping at the airport. abandoning their pos post. even stealing from passengers. today new government report found nearly 10,000 cases of screener misconduct since 2010. including nearly 2000 instances where screeners were sleeping. not following procedures. even letting relatives bipass security. in one case screener actually left the checkpoint to help a relative check in and then came back with the family member bag and allowed it to go around security. another screener saw that insistsed the bag be screened there were prohibited items inside. what happened to the first screen center nothing more than a 7 day suspension. >> somebody bipass the screening process. bag around a check point. that is a serious fence. that is asking to be medley corrected. >>reporter: report highlights another big problem. over 3000 case were his screener show up late. not at all. or le

tsa sorting out travelers for more expedited service. >> it is a win-win.he traveling public because you will have faster security screening but also a win on the security side because you let those low risk travelers go through and can focus resources on the areas where you know a little less about travelers and those scarce government resources that -- scarce taxpayer dollars and can be used in the most effective way. >> when will this be in an airport near you? goals to expand the program to cover a core of all travelers by the end of the year. that's about 12 million travelers already in the pre-checked program. that juxtaposed to 1.8 million people to people that fly every day. it is a very small number. enrollment centers are scheduled to open at select airports in the fall but the program, like i said is scheduled to expand nationwide and hope to see that in the next year. >> thank you. >>> new details about a deadly roller coaster accident that happened in texas. we are going have much more on that. witnesses are saying that a mother fell from one o

it focuses on misconduct at the tsa.s learned infractions include sleeping on the job, letting friends and family go through checkpoints unscreened and leave work without permission. editor peter greenberg is here. good morning. tell us more about this report. >> government has about 9600 case s reported in tsa misconduct. 2700 of those cases are about leaving work early or excessive tardiness. that in itself would not have a direct impact on safety. but here comes the tough stuff, 1900-plus cases are about sleeping on the job. and the friends and family program, they allowed their friends and family to go through without being screened. now that does have an impact. >> how are you able to sleep on that job engaging -- >> it's not about engaging. after about the ninth bag, i'd be asking for a price check on aisle five. it's a tedious, boring job. the protocols for behavior were thought to let hetheir officerso think on the job. they just had to this robotic protocol. that's why you see all the tsa officers being rotated

. >> you tried the tsa. >> there wasn't tsa yet. >> that was 2004, 2005.anie: oh, well then i guess i lied. >> statute of limitations is up. >> i managed to get on the no-fly list. >> stephanie: somehow. take anything you say any day here. somehow. has to be something you've said every day. >> your desire to violently overthrow the government may have something to do with it. >> i never said that. [ laughter ] >> stephanie: the president's plane was diverted on a flight from russia forced to land in austria over suspicions that edward snowed be might be on -- snowden might be on board. several countries spurned his request for asylum. i once -- remember my dog pookie? my original dog. >> that was the only small dog you've ever had. >> stephanie: right. i made up for that by having several ginormous dogs since then. my firstborn son pookie, when you have to fly they have to be in the carrier underneath the seat. pookie didn't like that. pookie was -- >> high-strung. >> pookie don't play that. >> he was like roland. >> stephanie: exactly. it was like having

there's growing outrage after tsa security agents singled out a severely injured veteran, treating the purple heart recipient like a possible threat as he went through security because he couldn't raise his arm. that, before another set of security guards at a courthouse told him his uniform had too much metal on it to go through the metal detectors. seriously. trace gallagher, live with more on this story from our west coast newsroom. we talked about this this morning on america's newsroom. it cries out for a little bit of intelligence and judgment on the part of these folks involved. >> can you imagine twice in one day? this is a marine corporal gravely wounded by a roadside bomb in iraq in 2004. he has very limited use of his right arm. you can see there, very highly decorated and those military decorations are apparently a security concern. he went through burbank airport in la, no problems at all. he got to the state capital in sacramento where he was being honored as hero of the year he was asked to remove his dress shirt and said he couldn't without great difficulty. after a hea

i looked through the pictures that the tsa posted.hought this is the perfect instagram post to follow if you're unclear if you can carry on a gun or a knife or a gun with a knife on it. these are all items they found in ted nugent's glove compartment. i guess this happened a few years ago but it just got big on the internet. in new zealand, a bull mastif named bruno, had a habit of getting in a scuffle with police cars. they didn't get video, but created an incredibly life-like digital reenactment. >> the bull mastif's tire, was punctured. a sergeant is came to the officer's aid. but he soon punctured it. an officer was called, he, too, had his tire punctured. >> jimmy: something funny happened at the very unfunny trial of george zimmerman. a college professor named scott pleasants testified via skype today, which would have been fine if whoever was running the computer didn't actually leave the professor's skype computer name and contact number for everyone to see and call him. >> is that sort of an in-classroom course or is it a dif

lightening round. >> i kind of want to keep talking about the tsa, nra, or nsa. i love hammer. isn't hammer critical of lindsay lohan when theoretically every person she knows would put her on the bad person list? >> okay. toxic persons list? by the way, it's the person who can score stuff in the middle of the night when she's really craving it. >> yes. >> it goes from good to fantastic. >> they'll pull the list out of her dumpster after she throws it away. >> it's all guys that had brief stints in sit comcoms in the '9. baker, which you do, look like steven dorf, and would you take the bad list? >> you have to do something with the little bastards. >> lindsay lohan, every kid should be encouraged. what you want kids to do, she's only in her 20s. >> she's 12. >> you want them to associate with people that are going to pull them up. that's what you should do anyway, even you. >> she could be the -- what i'm saying is baloney. she could be the bad influence. >> if she's making a -- i can't believe i'm talking about lindsay lohan. >> no. my point being is -- >> you love her? >> ev