that would be a tsa precheck. tom vacar signed up for the service today and he tells us more. >> it took me a few weeks but i finished my signing up and got my passport and it took a long time and cost 85 bucks. the question is, is it solution to airport overcrowding. >> in may, the transportation security administration was subjected to complaints and media scrutiny as the system was overwhelmed with unreasonable delays. tsa suggests joining tsa precheck where you submit information online and go to a tsa field office to pay your $85. i did and after waiting weeks for an appointment i went to sign up at a center in oakland to show my passport and pay my money so i could speed through the airport security. but when i got there shortly before my 1:20 fixed appointment, i was told that they were running 20 to 30 minutes late. lit take another 30 days to get my trusted passenger number. >> homeland security was to get ta -- 25 million people to sign up for the tsa check that would cut seriously in the line but 10 mil

you go to the american terminal in miami of all the security for america there's one that has tsa precheckne. well, my flight is that way and i don't want to walk that way for precheck. cheryl: i love tsa precheck but if americans can't get it, they don't have access to it, what's the point? dagen: the way to get an interview has always been months. when i got it it was three months. it was a three-month to have an interview and get my photo taken. it's always been that way because you're basically -- they is have to fingerprint you. >> everybody signs up for precheck. no, don't sign up for precheck. stay with what you've got. sometimes when i check in because i travel a lot. sometimes when i check in they put tsa precheck on my boarding pass and i'm selected to go through precheck line. i didn't. delta, american, et cetera. dagen: some terminal don't have priority lines. it's just one lane. one thing, the upside of tsa precheck you don't have to take shoes off, however, all lady shoes have metal in them, they always set off the metal detector unless you're wearing plastic flip-flops. i st

what percent of passengers currently are in tsa precheck? >> on a daily day-lewis -- daily basis we move come accommodation of people who have signed up for precheck, people were in cleared populations like department of defense the individual the security clearances and the like and a very small piece based upon rules. >> we are all concerned about the algorithm, correct? this is what inspector general and gao were concerned about that. i just call the management inclusion. >> i wouldn't call that management inclusion. that was the practice of taking random people and randomly assigning. we don't do that anymore. these are people who looked at through a rules-based calculation, assigned a risk value. again it's a very subtle population. >> you are looking at that? >> yes, sir speed and there are about 200 adjudicated that waiting to be approved by tsa. in milwaukee people can't sign up and get their application, they can't apply. that's about a 45 day waiting period where are you at in terms of improving those so more people can sign up for

for a while that suddenly you couldn't sign up for tsa precheck for a period of time. there are loots of other ways to not only have innovation in getting people through the line but getting people actually registered for precheck so we can get that background. so precheck is really precheck and more people are able to actually go through that process to be able to be checked off. i'd appreciate continued attention to that as well from all of those contractors around the country that are doing that. >> yes, sir. >> thank you. i yield back. >> senator portman. >> thank you, mr. chairn. and add wrirl, great to have you here before us. you're talking to a pretty tough audience here because we're all frequent fliers. you know, i go back and forth from ohio every week a couple of times i guess. we're also, though, precheck i would think and so when i'm in the precheck line in cincinnati and columbus and cleveland, it's a lot shorter it's not like dulles or national where a lot of pex are in precheck. so a lot of the questions we're asking you are about not precheck but, you

they expected so many people to sign up for tsa precheck they blame the public for the long lines at airport. america, listen. now three times more americans month over month from april into may and into june. the problem is they have hired extra agents to process all of the applications. now there's a huge backup to get the certified tsa precheck. >> it is like you don't want to travel any more. >> and when you do you have to take your shoes off. >> you might want to listen to the story. >> invest veronica trump is being sued by an italian shoe maker. they want her to stop production of a particular shoe. there are the two shoes side by side. i will leave it up to you if they are similar. evf ivanka's heel sells for 145. the lawsuit is against she and three other companies not for monetary damages but the cease and desist with production in the united states. >> cute shoes. >> i will take either one. >> one of my guilty pleasures, cheetos. not necessarily in a burger. >> this is very interesting. burger king decided why not combine mac and cheese and cheetos, because who don't want

in tsa precheck lines it was less than five minutes. >>> ex-cop and convicted killer drew peterson is looking at more prison time. a jury in suburban chicago deliberated about an hour before finding peterson guilty in a murder-for-hire plot. an inmate testified that peterson wanted to have the prosecutor who put him behind bars killed. peterson is serving a 38-year sentence and faces up to 60 more years in prison. >>> and new details are emerging about this weekend's shooting spree in houston. army veteran dionisio garza fired 212 times before a police sniper killed him and police some sort of depression. they think he acted alone not as any part of any terrorist group and left rambling messages taped to the walls of the tire shop where he killed a customer. >>> to the north, thousands of canadians are expected to begin returning home today after almost a month following that massive wildfire. thousands of structures were lost in ft. mcmurray but 90% of the city remains intact. >>> so, apparently that's a guy driving a stolen front loader an being pursued in anchorage, alaska. after s

now a lot of you may be thinking hey, this isn't going to be a problem for me because i have a tsa precheckave my own special line. >> as a frequent flyer and platinum medallion i can tell s. those lines sometimes-- . >> trevor: i like how that reporter gave a genuine account of the problem. >> while also getting in that little humble brag. the it precheck is not the solution am i'm a platinum medallion status am. no bigie it lets me upgrade to any seat i want in the middle of the flight. even if the seat is tain, they kick the passenger out the door of the plane. at the terminal he has to carry my bags but seriously precheck isn't the solution. i'm very successful. now airports are basically caught between the pass scwhrers and tsa. and all these extremely long lines and missed flights are no fun for either side. and in des operation, they're taking extreme measures to try and calm angry travelers. >> in denver they're planning to sweeten up passengers offering them candy in line, seattle and atlanta, musical performances with snacks. and cincinnati, miniature therapy horses to help calm y

recent long lines at airport security check points have led to an increase in enrollments in the tsa precheckam. however, thousands of fliers enrolled in the traveller program aren't getting the expedited screening they paid for due to clerical errors. with reservations the most common problem, is their date of birth or government known traveller number has been entered incorrectly into the reservation system. another issue, sometimes a name on the itinerary doesn't exactly match the name used to enroll in precheck. time is running out for those holding on to sports authority gift cards. the company said the carts will be -- cards will be honored online and in stores through june 28th. take a look at the calendar.(6÷ this is june 27th. so if i were you, i wouldn't mess around. use those cards tonight just to be on the safe side. you may remember sports authority is closing all stores, talking more than 400. >>> here is a loyal ty program like no other. it offers a temporary embrace. chipolte is introducing a temporary loyalty program intended to get customers back into the restaurant followin

in oklahoma we had a computer glitch for a while that you couldn't sign up for tsa precheck for a period of time. there were lots of other ways to be able not only have innovation and getting ppeople through the line but getting people registered for precheck so we can get that background. precheck is really precheck and more people are actually able to go through that process to be able to be checked off. i would appreciate continued attention for that. >> yes, sir. >> i yield back. >> senator portman. >> thank you mr. chairman. admiral great to have you here before us. you're talking to a pretty tough audience because we're are frequent flyers. i go back and forth from ohio a couple week, couple times i guess. we're also all precheck i would think. when i'm in the precheck line in cincinnati columbus and cleveland it's shorter than dulles. a lot of the questions we're asking you are about not precheck but how do we expedite everybody. by the way, the tsa folks who i deal with every week, are courteous, professional, the vast majority of them. vast majority. i remember being here at a h

in oklahoma we had a computer glitch for a while that you couldn't sign up for tsa precheck for a period of time. there were lots of other ways to be able not only have innovation and getting ppeople through the line but getting people registered for precheck so we can get that background. precheck is really precheck and more people are actually able to go through that process to be able to be checked off. i would appreciate continued attention for that. >> yes, sir. >> i yield back. >> senator portman. >> thank you mr. chairman. admiral great to have you here before us. you're talking to a pretty tough audience because we're are frequent flyers. i go back and forth from ohio a couple week, couple times i guess. we're also all precheck i would think. when i'm in the precheck line in cincinnati columbus and cleev cleveland it's shorter than dulles. a lot of the questions we're asking you are about not precheck but how do we expedite everybody. by the way, the tsa folks who i deal with every week, are courteous, professional, the vast majority of them. vast majority. i remember being here

let me tell you something about the tsa precheck line.sengers an hour in precheck line. in regular line, 150. ashley: twice as fast. cheryl: twice as fast. but, now what they're doing is, they're actually taking away precheck areas and trying to give that to the general boarding because nobody has precheck. because the government can't process applications and can get appointment for 3 months. minimum is 90 minutes which is absurd. ashley: comedy of errors no one is laughing. all right, cheryl. cheryl: gas is cheap. ashley: gas is cheap. drive. look at big board very quickly. 74 points to the negative. much better. we were down over 140 points earlier in the session. so we're trying to come back slowly. we're also by the way, awaiting donald trump, who will be speaking to a group of evangelicals about the top of the hour. so, we'll see what he has to say as he tries to win them over. kind of looks like rich edson. like a grown up rich edson. mr. trump will be appearing there. we've been warning california about the big one. luckily this w

has nothing to do with tsa precheck, where this company clear, expedites your security. ropped from two. connell: well you don't have to be cleared by the tsa? you don't have to be in that program? >> they do the clearing, basically the security check for you before you go through the line. connell: oh. >> but it costs money, or if you're a super frequent flier, if you spend $15,000 a year or fly 125,000 miles on delta. they're trying to use it as vip perk. connell: right. >> that you don't have to wait in this long security line. connell: most of the vip people would be in say, well -- >> i -- connell: precheck line, right? >> vip people are in precheck anyway. they're trying to act like it is some special service and you don't have to like, like hang out with the huded masses at the airport. you want to hear my favorite? connell: here we go. i was hoping -- >> when succeed ad man with raging staph infection all over the plane -- connell: still telling story. >> jumped out of the seat and forced to remove him from the flight. flight was delayed an hour but people were sa

dallas love field it was a fairly chaotic scene and several passengers rushed or darted through the tsa precheck or the tsa check point and now having to essentially rescreen some of these individuals so that they can go on to their flights so, again, recapping here continuing the find out what exactly happened just outside that baggage claim, we're told that several people in that -- amid the chaos made the way through the security check point and officials and tsa having to rescreen them before they continue and move on with the flights and airport operations not tremendously affected but nonetheless that investigation does continue there at dallas love field, don. >> polo sandoval. mary sciavo if we still have her. >> you do. >> former inspector general of the department of transportation. my first inclination is to run through security and that's appears what some passengers did and having to rescreen passengers. >> well, absolutely. and, you know, with a couple of the shootings that occurred at u.s. airports, you know, again, one of them aimed at the security check point but fortunately if

a luxury mattress, a tailored suit is worth it, tsa precheck, running shoes, lasik surgery. >> mayben, i finally bought a home two years ago pouring money into the rental market. but i did buy a 1994 ford bronco when i was in college and we were inseparable and that was my best investment. >> that was your best friend. >> oh, willie. >> a really good blow dryer. in this business, it's as important as the pen and pad. >>> finally, friday, we have this, just kidding. >> i got wheres -- >> you could have a shot of tequila or take a fish bowl question. >>> let's get the pop story. we'll start with amy schumer. gracing the cover of "vogue" july's issue. in a game of anything you can do, i can do better. the ladies decided to switch roles for a day. >> i could totally do what you do. >> i could do what you do. >> which one of these is good for her? shouldn't be a big decision. >> aren't those not the same? >> no, not at all. >> yeah, i know. i just didn't know if you knew. >> i said to her, you go first. that's my time.ç but, remember, winter is coming. >> that mike drop. we still love yo

that kind of do the tsa pre and it gets you through quicker but sometimes there's more people in that line than a regular line so it's hit or miss. >> well, to sign up for precheckyour information online, then you go to a tsa field office to show your passport and then you pay your money. and then there's a waiting period of up to a month to get your precheck passenger number. >>> american airlines is changing its frequent flier program. the carrier says starting on august 1st flights marketed by american will earn awards miles based on the price you pay for the ticket instead of the number of miles you fly. and elite members will earn even more miles based on their status level. then starting in 2017 the airline will require customers to spend a minimum dollar amount on travel on top of miles or segments flown to ernie athlete status -- earn elite status. brings it in line with spending requirements already in place for customers of united and delta. >>> delta airlines is making a major upgrade to their in- flight entertainment offerings. delta passengers will soon have unlimited access to delta's extensive library of movies, tv shows, music and more at no addi