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The police chief of l.a.x. airport, the shooter made his way in at the beginning, at the lead here of the terminal. he could have come in through the front area, could have come in through an exit. theyre not quite sure yet. began opening fire after he opened up a bag and pulled out an assault rifle according to the police. then shot his way past tsa passenger screening. tom, i will bring you in here. tom is also, we should tell viewers, a former s.w.a.t. team member with the fbi who dealt with ...

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 didnt do the tests. >> if they fa...

Ten more great stories about what our people do. >> the report lends support for those calling for privatizing passenger screening whether companies -- where companies can be fined for poor performance. some find the work itself whether its done by public or private sector workers is unpleasant, the subject of ridicule and mind-numbingly dull which some contend is a recipe for inattention and mistakes. neil? >> the wrong place to be mind-numbingly bored, though. thank you. former new york city...

Then what? in the search and the discovery? all is fair game? >> well, you can bet on, within two weeks, someone will come out and say the mutt bit me, i want to sue. theres no question. that is going to bring a lot of things to at the fore. its more show than go. of your carrying something bad -- but a terrorist is not glasgow security to get to an -- not going to go through security to get to an airplane. now we just have a dog sniffing our leg. >> what do you make of air security as you alway...

Anything on my mind will come out. so and the things you are not supposed to say. >> the 19-year-old who was traveling with a pal to take part in a weekend revolutionary war enactment in puerto rico alerted jetblue and the tsa about the ticking and he didnt have any trouble with passenger screening. >> we went through tsa and saying bomb the whole time. no one stopped us. that one said anything. they were aware. >> the pilot kicked him off the plane. and jetblue said in a statement, he was deeme...

>> gretchen: 45 minutes after the top of the hour. a dying woman put through the ringer by the tsa as she tries to take the last trip of her life. she said agents lifted her shirt and ripped band ages and punctured her saline bag in front of everyone in line. she asked for a private creen she was denied. >> said the location was fine and i did everything they asked me to do. i didnt think it was going to be a issue. >> gretchen: the tsa said any passenger screening, they should granted one. >> h...

you isle ask the former pakistani president musharraf in he knew osama bin laden was hiding in his homeland and if he knows terrorists may be holed up in pakistan right now. im wolf blitzer, youre in "the situation room." first, a powerful reminder today, if they dont reach an agreement in the next 11 days, all hell could brea look. standard & poors is warning the nation could be shoved back into recession very soon after the august 2i deadline passes with the clock ticking and stakes ...

To 20 times higher than normal, and that was register on a radiation screening, but its not going to mean anything in terms of human health. which is the real question that we have. so a lot of those detectors have been in place long before this particular accident. they screen planes and cargo regularly. the passenger screening is a change in protocol. you may not know you have been screened, but i think thats what is going to be going on. >> jim walsh, appreciate it. robert alvarez, as well. a...

>> some planes from here have been screened with traces of radiation. >> thats right. again, the context weve been trying to talk about all week is what does that really mean? even here in tokyo, its been up to 20 times higher than normal, and that was register on a radiation screening, but its not going to mean anything in terms of human health. so a lot of those detectors have been in place long before this particular accident. they screen planes and cargo regularly. the passenger screening is...

Interior ministry with secretary napolitano. he signed what is called a letter of intent. not a formal contract or agreement, but understanding when the united states and doha they want to work closely on the passenger screening and cargo screening. napolitano said it doesnt matter if its passenger jet or cargo jet, terrorists want to take down a plane. >> the terrorists themselveses in that regard dont discriminate. they are all about exerting power over the aviation system. its global, worldwi...