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Through with it, right? >> then i was detained and then i was expelled. i was expelled to the other side of the airport. when i got there, the head of the local tsa came, well let you back to the screening. then i walked through the screening about an hour and a half later. it didnt go off. my question to him was -- why does it go off one time and not the next? is the machine imperfect? the interesting thing i found out was i think i was selected by the machine for a random pat down. that is why...

Either the machine is not very good or they programming random screening, a couple told me off record, i was subjected to a random screening but they said you set off a buzzer so we dont have a choice. i dont think a random pat-downs are making us any safer. i want to know where the middle eastern students that are in this country, if they get on plane, if youve been to yemen in the last six months i would want to know more about your travel. most american citizens need to go through an easy sec...

Very good or theyre programming in random screenings. and a couple of them off record told me, yes, i was probably subjected to a random screening, but theyre tricking the public into thinking, oh, you set off the buzzer, so we dont have a choice in this random pat-down. i dont think the random pat-downs are making us any safer. i want to know where the middle-eastern students are, in our country, are they in class, going to class? if you have been to yemen twice in the last six months, i want t...

Targeted pat-downs or leave. security experts say not only would repeat scans hold up the line, they would allow bombers to hide or, worse, activate a device. >> then youre giving a potential terrorist a second bite at the apple to see if maybe he can get through the second time. >> reporter: and reacting to controversies over pat-downs of the very young and older americans complaining about embarrassing body searches, the government is now allowing kids under 12 to keep their shoes on and insta...

Isnt making us safer, if theres a problem with this, what are those of you with oversight doing about it? what can you do about it? >> we have done incredible oversight. unfortunately, tsa was taken from the transportation committee after we created it, put in homeland security. so its in an agency that gin combines 22 other agencies and they have an army thats built to 65,000 people, bigger than cabinet agencies. you have a lot of bureaucrats trying to justify their existence, not wanting to re...

saying -- bring it on. senator rand paul refusing a pat-down at an airport security checkpoint after setting off an alarm on a body scanner. hes joining us live this hour. hell tell us what happened. also, a key u.s. supreme court ruling on electronic surveillance. the justices agree that police need a warrant to plant a gps device on a suspects car but they dont agree on why. im wolf blitzer and youre in "the situation room." what a day in politics. mitt romney is going all out ...

Recreation yards. >> for the record, we won that game. >> while rec is a time to enjoy some fresh air and exercise, it is also one of the times inmates are most likely to exchange contraband, including shanks. >> tell us whats going on out here. >> well, right now theyre patting down the convicts that are going back in from recreation. to check and make sure they dont have any weapons. i guess theres been a tip that there was going to be some trouble. the officers just line them up, pat them dow...

Former economic advisor . tea party favorite. west and donald trump. many more and that is tuesday starting at 8:00 p.m. eastern time. coming up on this show. as the ball drop in time squares tonight. minimum wage will rise. that will cause the unemployment rate to rise, too. >> invasive pat downs are so fun. they are coming to train a bus stop near you . mass expansion comes with a big prize. is it worth it? this was the gulfs best tourism season in years. all because so many people wanted to v...

Decided its much more cost effective and much less humiliating to just drive to their destination. >> now, why -- it seems like were the only ones. i travel a lot. i think these pat-downs have gotten out of hand. do other countries do the same percentage of the kind of physical pat-down that can be off-putting to so many folks? >> no! isnt that ironic? america is the only country that has implemented these very intrusive pat-downs. and we fundamentally believe the tsa implemented them to force p...

Accident-related deaths according to one aviation consulting firm. still, most are choosing not to fly and they drive instead. aaa estimates 91% of holiday travelers are driving, up 2% over last year, while the number taking to the skies isç down nearly 10%. and can you blame them? with higher airfares and security being such a pain, no wonder americans are staying grounded. with us now to tell us what to expect this weekend and in 2012 is kate hanide, founder of the coalition for an airline p...