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There? i guess part of the concern i have, im an in airports four and five days a week. theres controversy about t.s.a. and enpansed pat-downs. i feel its an intrusion upon our basic sense of privacy. how can we justify that when theres a way to create some type of -- it would be called profiling, the israelis do it. isnt that a better system to exam people? >> at the check point there are layers of activities that have been undertaken in our effort to make sure were focused on the right places....

There? i guess part of the concern i have, im an in airports four and five days a week. theres controversy about t.s.a. and enpansed pat-downs. i feel its an intrusion upon our basic sense of privacy. how can we justify that when theres a way to create some type of -- it would be called profiling, the israelis do it. isnt that a better system to exam people? >> at the check point there are layers of activities that have been undertaken in our effort to make sure were focused on the right places....

$3,000 after two months of huge spikes last summer. >> this is another bill, another month. >> reporter: she even hired two plumbers to prove there was no leak. five years ago, the city hired a company to replace its aging water meters with automatic meter reading devices. all city workers have to do is drive by and electronically collect the data. but it hasnt gone as smoothly as it looks. as early as 2007, problems arose when city auditors found they were unable to verify electronic reads for ...

Headlines just crossing, and w heard from nasa this was a case of human error. well be watching this closely as well. >> becky quick, youre a beauty lady today as cnbc. thank you for the breaking news. >> giant story. >> toyota recalling 2.17 vehicles. well get more information. >> had to do with floor mats is what theyre saying now. >> the gas pedal staicking unde the floor mats. coming up next will looming feerlz of a government shutdown lead lawmaker to the dirty ten-letter word compromise?...

>> the kidney transplant program at university hospital shut down after the organ was implanted in the wrong person. the patient was a close enough match and he survived. the hospital is blaming human error. 64 chrysler dealers shut down during the auto bailout are suing the government claiming their dealerships were closed without adequate compensation. they want $130 million. a figure that represents the true value of their dealerships. >> and now over to you. >> take a deep breath. look at th...

Days, two three and four go by and the flowers from 1-800-flowers just dont die. nice since they were the least expensive to buy. >> teleflora told us in a statement, we apologize the bouquet you ordered did not meet our high standard. teleflora is the only service that offers 100% hand-delivered arrangements. unfortunately human error can occur. we will always replace bouquets that do not delight our customers. ftd said it takes pride in fresh, beautiful floral arrangements and backs them with ...

I assume it costs something. what does that unlt cost? whos likely to buy it and whats the ultimate effect? i assume any hospital or doctor or clinic would buy one of those to save lives and save money. >> absolutely. its going to save lives and its going to save money. were aiming for a cost of about $30,000 for the doctors and to start with we think that dermatologists will be the people people who buy it. >> we hear about false positives a lot. is there a danger this device will miss a mole t...

Train crash head on. we are told a passenger and a freight train were the two trains involved and several cars overturning with people inside and police fear the death toll could rise and are investigating whether it was human error or a technical error to blame. >> eric: and, in china, an accident that killed 22 people, a bus fell into a ravine and the buses had 33 passengers on it when it slipped off the icy road. and as you can see, fell more than 30 feet. >> jamie: supporters of the health c...

Voters to use some form of electronic counting hoping to make it more efficient. >> its a cumbersome process to get an absentee ballot. they have to ply to the county clerk. the county clerk has to send them back and oftentimes, this may get in translation. may not get back in a timely manner. >> numbers back him up, more members are registered than asillians. 39 measures of americans overseas said they didnt get their ballots until the last two weeks in october. fine simple fines, the voting pr...

Reduce human error, preventing incidents like the infamous hanging chads of 2000, jenna. jenna: laura, are any states already doing this? >> there are a lot of different states trying out different things. right now 33 states are actually allowing millions of overseas and military voters to use some form of electronic voting. were talking about e-mail and fax. its mostly georgia, arizona, west virginia are just a few states trying out internet voting on smaller scales. experts are, though, keepi...