program to get tsa through the gates. erika gonzalez explains what it takes to qualify for airport precheck. >> reporter: wait in line and then prepare to be patted down, scanned and screened. with the tsa precheck program, you may not have to go through this any more when you flight. after 9/11, the department of homeland security admits it did not have the information or technology needed to identify travelers that pose the greatest risk. >> we recognize that all travelers are not alike and not all of them pose the same level of risk. >> reporter: so, last clear, the dhs started a pilot program in seven major airports. approved, prescreened travelers were given a green light to a fast lane, meaning many don't have to take off their shoes, coats or take out their laptops. >> allows us to spend more time on those that we note least about, name, date of birth and gender, through secure flight, or we know the most about because they are on terrorist watch lists. >> reporter: now you the tsa precheck program is ready to be introduced in about 30 more airports in 2012, including dulles, reagan and bwi. >> i would sign up in a

tsa's program. he's a u.s. citizen and part of a frequent flier program. but precheckld not help these women, who are strip searched by tsa officials late last year. >> she says you pull your pants down, please, and she pulled my underwear down. please remove your pants. that's what i did. >> they are not eligible because they are not frequent fliers, but their horror stories helped spark the changes announced today. >> tha is about more than just speeding up travel. it's part of a fundamental shift in how we approach aviation security. >> secretary announced the expansion of precheck to 28 of the nation's businessest airports, including reagan, dulles, and bwi. program is currently being tested at seven other airports. how does it work? we simply sign up for the program online before you fly. >> so when the person arrives, they will have on their boarding pass embedded in the bar code the fact they are part of the tsa precheck program. >> if they are deemed low risk, directed to the hassle free security line where they won't have to do this. a luxury for frequent flie

with the tsa precheck program, you may not have to go through this anymore when you fly. after 9/11, the department of homeland security admits it did not have the information or technology needed to identify travelers that pose the greatest risk. >> we recognize that all travelers are not alike and not all of them pose the same level of risk. >> reporter: so, last year, the dhs started a pilot program in seven major airports, approved prescreened travelers were give a green light to a fast lane, meaning many don't have to take off their shoes, coats or take off their laptops. >> this allows us to spend more time on those that we know the least about, only name, date of birth around gender, through secure flight or we know the most about because they are on terrorist watch list. >> reporter: now, the tsa precheck program is ready to be introduced in about 30 more airports in 2012, including dulles, reagan and bwi. >> i would sign up, in a heartbeat. >> reporter: but are you eligible? it boils down to two groups of people, frequent flyers at participating airlines and memb

. >> reporter: he would be the perfect candidate for tsa's new precheck program. he's a u.s. citizen and part of the frequent flier program but precheck would not help these women who were strip searched late last year. >> she says well you pull your pants down please and then she pulled my underwear down. >> please remove your pants, that's what i did. >> reporter: they're not eligible because they're not frequent fliers but their stories helped spark the changes announced today at reagan national. >> tsa precheck is about more than just speeding up travel. it's part of a fundamental shift in how we approach aviation security. >> reporter: secretary guanyl napolitano announced the prechecks to 28 of the nation's busiest payments. the program is currently being tested at seven other airports. you simply sign up for the program online before you fly. >> so when the person rides they will have in their -- on their boarding pass embedded in the bar code the fact they are part of the tsa precheck program. >> reporter: if they're low risk they'll be directed to their own hassle fr

will have on their boarding pass, embedded in the bar code, the fact they are part of the tsa precheck program>> they will be directed to their security line where they can keep their clothes on and laptops and liquid in their luggage. kristin fisher, 9news now. >> that would save a lot of time, wouldn't it? >> all right, so the weather. >> yeah. well, you know, we're seeing a rain event around the beltway, but north and west. a little bit of snow shower activity. we are now the back edge of the system is moving through. may also see snow coming to an end, starting from the west and heading up to the east. i want to start with our winter weather advisory still in effect until 8:00 tonight. this may come down sooner as the snow showers come to an end. this includes washington, frederick, and overson counties until 8:00. here's a look at live doppler 9,000. you can see the snow is starting to wind down. the areas you see in blue are scattered and looking at rain mainly in southern maryland and out toward the bay. i'll zoom in. dulles right now is reporting snow. gaithers burks gaithersburg. a mi

program. passengers who opt in and are selected for precheck on that flight by the tsa may be directed then to a special screening lane. >> they will undergo expedited screening. this could include no longer having to remove shoes, laptops, jackets or belts. >> reporter: as we mentioned, a total of 28 airports by the end of the year, a full list of all those airports on our website, but brian, again, this is an expansion of the tsa's precheck program. it has been for elite program travelers, now it's going to be everybody. >> tom costello, thanks. >>> as we continue this evening, the never-before-told story of an affair between president kennedy and a 19-year-old intern at the white house. tonight, more from meredith vieira's exclusive interview. meredith will be with us to answer some of the questions it's already raising. >>> later, a simple idea around the dinner table making a difference. >>> a woman has written a book out this week that unveils an affair from 50 years ago with president john f. kennedy. the woman is 69 now, a grandmother. and in the story as told by her, she was 19 then,

. >> this frequent flier would be the perfect candidate for tsa's new precheck program. he's a u.s. and he is part of an airlines frequent flier program, but not help these women who were strip searched late last year. >> she says, you pull your pants down, please, and she pulls my underwear down. she says lower your pants. >> they are not eligible because they are not frequent fliers. but their horror stories helped spark today. >> tsa precheck is about more than just speeding up travel. it's part of a fundamental shift in how we approach aviation security. >> secretary janet announced the expansion to 28 of the nation's busiest airports. including reagan, dulles, and bwi. the program is currently being tested at seven other airports. how does it work? you sign up for the program online before you fly. >> so when the person arrives, they will have in their boarding pass, embedded in the bar code they are part of the tsa precheck program. >> if they are deemed low risk, they will be sent to the presecurity line, a luxury, but not all passengers think it's a good idea. there it's sen

it is called the tsa precheck program. eligible travelers have the option of giving the government personal information so they can be checked before they fly. at the airport, they wouldn't have to remove their shoes or belts before boarding the plane. the program is expected to be at reagan national airport at the end of march. bwi and dulles by the end of the year. >> when we are looking for that need until a haystack, we are also working with traveler programs to try to reduce the size of the haystack. >> not all travelers are eligible. right now, open to some frequent flyers of american and delta airlines and certain members of the fee-based trusted traveler programs. >>> you may have noticed a jump in prices at the pump. the cost of gas is rising around the nation and some analysts predict prices will get even higher by summer. jay gray tells us why. >> reporter: unfortunately, it has become a sign of the season, every spring, drivers forced to find more cash for a fill up. >> you can see for yourself it is $82. >> re

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programs let travelers volunteer information about themselves and that allows us to better allocate our time and resources to individuals we know less about. >> tsa chooses passengers for the precheck program, typically, those eligible are frequent fliers or members of existing trusted traveling programs, including global entry, nexus, and century programs. >>> on our facebook wall tonight, we asked if you would be willing to give up personal information for quicker screening. our first responder is debby. she writes, you mean no more having people feel me up or look at my body via their super x-ray machine. no brainer. but pierre says those who sacrifice liberty for security deserve neither. you can follow us on facebook on channel 2. and share your opinion. >>> i was able to lose 25- pounds in two weeks. >> is it a gimmick or does it >> is it a gimmick or does it (car horn) paying with your smartphone instead of cash... (phone rings) that's a step forward. with chase quickpay, you can send money directly to anyone's checking account. i guess he's a kicker... again, again! oh, no you don't! take a step forward and chase what matters. >>> supporters claim you can lose 10 pounds in

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aside from those airports in the pilot program the new tsa precheck will include about 30 major airporting dulles, bwi and reagan national. at the washington dulles international airport, erika gonzalez, news4. >> reagan national will be the first to have the new program t is expected there by the end of march. it will be at bwi and dulles by the end of the year. >>> coming um on the broadcast, d.c. works accused of double dipping. tell how is among the top ten list of offenders part of the scheme to collect unemplo >>> new details tonight about top offenders in an unemployment scam in the district. officials say six of the top ten offenders are d.c. public school employees and most of those -- most were school bus drivers. 130 city employees are under investigation in the fraud case. officials say they were wrongly collecting unemployment paychecks while work and collecting city paychecks. the false claims are estimated to have cost the district more than $800,000 since 2009. >>> there's a university in pennsylvania that's making the morning after pill available to students in a rather

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the tsa is expanding its precheck screen program to 28 additional airports, including bwi marshall.t will allow travelers to bypass those long security lines. to qualify, you need to agree to a background check. the program will begin at bwi later this year. >>> and still to come on wjz eyewitness news. another cruise ship, hit by that nasty stomach virus. what's making passengers sick? >>> abused and left for dead. how this pygmy goat now has a second chance at life. i'm andrea fujii in odenton. i'll introduce you to tuscany the goat and the woman who saved her, just ahead. >>> i'm bob turk. the first warning weather center. a milder end to the week. after tonight, i'll have the exclusive first warning five- day forecast. >>> here's today's report from wall street. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> see the snow on the lawn there. not much snow there. luckily they were warm. we still have snow in the region. but tomorrow, big improvement headed our way. bernadette woods has a look at that forecast. >> before we get to tomorrow, the latest from out here, just outside in tv hill, that it is sta

the tsa is expanding its precheck screening program to 28 more airports. now, to get involved, you will have to qualify for a traveler program by agreeing to a background check. in return, travelers are allowed to bypass those long security lines. the program will begin at bwi later this year. >>> some maryland parents are upset tonight, about flyers being given to students. the flyers are from a controversial group that believes homosexuality can be cured. brad bell reports from wjz. >> days after einstein high school student isabella keller stuffed the flyer in her backpack, she remains incensed. >> i have gay teachers at our school. we have a gay-straight alliance. we're a gay-friendly school. and to send this out, it's really ignorant. it's hate. >> reporter: michelle miller is a parent and feels the same way. >> my son handed it to me. and my visceral reaction was to tear it up and throw it in the trash. >> reporter: the flyer is from a group called parents and friends of ex-gays and gays. it argues that homosexuality is a choice and that students sho

tsa precheck is open to u.s. citizens members of customs and border protection, trusted travelers program and certain airline frequent flyers. in the few months since we began this initiative over 310,000 passengers have gone through tsa precheck and feedback we've been receiving from participants has been consistently positive. as a result we will expand to other airports and airlines throughout 2012. there's more onto risk-based security than precheck. other efforts recently deployed, screening of 300,000 airline pilots in 10 airports. changes in screening procedures for 60,000 or so 12 and under children traveling by air every day, and expanded behavior techniques in airports. additionally further develop layered approach to security through state-of-the-art technologies, additional canine teams, pang identification teams and other actions which strengthen our ability to keep terrorists off aircraft. to keep away from one size fits all, tsa moving towards a high-performance organization with a counter-terrorism focus. the goal behind all this is to look for ways to conduct the most effective security in the most e

risk-based approach, expanding the kind of trusted traveler type programs, global entry for international travel, it's called tsa precheck that we are going to be expanding to the 28 largest airports in the united states over the course of the year. o'hare being among them. so -- and as we do that, that in a us to increase green passengers before they get to the airport. so they go in a separate line and we can processing and takes pressure off of the other -- other parts of the line for others. as we go on in the months andco intention to be able to do more and more in that direction. we're going carefully and slowly because we don't have room for mistakes. but our pilot projects in this area have been very productive. >> i've heard numerous concerns from folks the industry and just airline customers in general concerned with the -- the exorbitant taxes on flying these days. quickly, with my remaining quickly, when and how are you looking at the other aspect of the equation, the millions of potential wastes and inefficiency right now, identified within tsa? >> well, as i said earlier, we've already identified department

>> and if you are willing to give a little more info, the tsa is willing to give you back some time. the agency is expanding its precheck program to another 28 airports. right now its only being used in nine so here's how it works. travelers sign up for an id number and then they submit that number when booking flights with participating airlines. approved passengers will then be put into faster security lines when they get to the airport. that precheck program will be coming to sfo later this year. >>> 4:51 now. get you out the door with a little traffic and weather. lawrence. >> yeah. nicest day of the week coming our way. patchy fog showing up outside. nothing like yesterday. but in the north bay we're seeing some of that patchy fog. hazy inside the bay, maybe couple of patches there, too. 40s and 50s. by the afternoon sunshine, 60s at the coastline and inside the bay. some 70s showing up in many of the valleys for today. so a great day today but things are changing. high pressure sliding through. after it makes its way by, clouds coming our way toward friday. so with that in mind, looks like today enjoy it folks about 71 de

the precheck program allows frequent flyers to volunteer information abouty thises prior to traveling, allowing the tsa to allocate time and resources to individuals they know less about. >> precheck will be operating here at reagan national and we're expanding it to new york's jfk airport, and chicago o'hare. >> reporter: by the end of calendar year 2012, way will have precheck up and running at 28 of the nation's busiest airports. >> reporter: homeland security secretary said that expanding the precheck program is more than speeding up trouble. she adds it's part of a shift in how airport security operates. >> and we recognize that all travelers are not a like and not all pose the same level of risk. and with some better information, we can better assess risk. in other words, when we're looking for that needle in a haystack, we're working with traveler programs to try to reduce the size of the haystack. >> reporter: a separate lane for prechecked travellers enables expedited screens where flyers may not need to remove jackets, belts, shoes, and laptops. american and delta airline haves -- airlines us

willing to give up a little more information, the tsa is willing to give you back a little precious time. the agency is expanding its precheck program to another 28 airports. so right now it's only being used in nine. travelers sign up for an id number. they then submit that number when booking flights with participating airlines. those passengers will then be put into faster security lines at the airportful the pre-check program will be coming to san francisco a little later this year. >>> and whether they own an iphone or not, protestors are expected to hit apple stores today in san francisco and around the globe. they are raising awareness about working conditions at apple factories in china. corbett the "new york times," -- according to the "new york times," employees work long hours in dangerous conditions and live in dorms. apple says it's trying to bring factory conditions in line with company standards. some of today's protestors acknowledge that they also own apple devices. >>> a judge in south florida is playing cupid. >> he might have saved a marriage. so the judge tells a domestic violence suspect to buy his wife some fl

tsa trying to improve its airport security checkpoints. sfo will be among the first airports to try it out. the precheck program will be available in 28 more airports this year including sfo but not san jose or oakland. people who want to participate must go through a background check first. they'll receive an i.d. number on their boarding passes and be diverted to a special prechecked line where they won't have to take off their shoes, belt, jacket or any of that stuff and won't have to remove laptops from their bags. >>> it's rocky versus the terminator. former governor schwarzenegger and sylvester stallone joining forces for a thriller entitled "the tomb." it's the remaking of a classic '80s style action flick. schwarzenegger will be an inmate opposite stallone who's a designer of the prison forced to escape his own jailhouse. the two men will start filming in louisiana in the spring. one of the lines is going to be, yo, adrian, i'll be back. >> let's bring in jeff ranieri. there's beautiful weather happening, even right now. >> maybe do some boxing out there in weather like this. yes, clear skies across the

. >> the program has already been tested in a few cities and this year it will expand to 28 other airports including bwi. >> expanding tsa prechecks about more than just speeding up travel. it is part of a fundamental shift in how we approach aviation security. >> i think it is a great idea. >> especially for people you know that -- like me going to college and back home a lot, it is going to be very convenient. >> while most passengers welcome the change some argue it is trading safety for convenience. >> i don't think anybody should move in haste when it comes to security. >> there is one catch, southwest airlines, which has more flights than any other airline here will not be participating in the trusted traveler program, at least for now. they say they are too busy working on their upcoming merger with air tran airlines. derek valcourt, wjz eyewitness news. >> that program is expected to be fully in place by year's end. >>> turning to sports and golf and a classic two? made up of old rivals, tiger woods and phil mickelson playing together. early in the day both would have a chance to win but despite good plywoods would take a

the tsa just fast tracked a plan to speed up airport security. the precheck programets preapproved travelers go through faster lines will be expanded to 35 of the nation's biggest airports by the end of this year. and female soldiers now one step closer to fighting on the front lines. today, pentagon will announce new combat rules for women. they're getting increased support roles at the battalion level but they won't be able to serve in infantry, armored and special ops forces. guys? >> on may 1, 2010, dwayne jackson was doing his job as a street vendor two blocks from where we are right now over at times square. that's when he and another vendor noticed the smoking nissan pathfinder parked on the street and alerted cops. turns out that pathfinder was filled with explosives planted by fasad. >> now jackson himself is running for congress in new york's 19th congressional district. dwayne jackson, welcome back to the couch. we invited your opponent on, a congresswoman, she's declined to be here. glad to see you again, dwayne. >> glad to be back. >> that incident we'll