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Thank you, ben bernanke. well well whether youre resting at home or traveling, we have it covered. an estimated 3 million flying. perhaps where our concerns are the most serious right now. not just in the short term from stowaways to controversial pat-downs, to even being stung by a scorpion in flight. the intolerable experience of dealing with the tsa and at the same time no apparent real ability to intervene in critical situations has all of us frustrated. ron paul calls it evidence of the mil...

For explosives, inside their bodies. nbc news justice correspondent pete williams has more. >> reporter: renewed interest for invading airport security. recently intercepted intelligence indicates al qaeda terrorists in yemen may attempt to surgically implant components or explosive components to carry out suicide attacks. >> we see this as the evolution of how they can try to defeat us, to get around those layers of security we have now. >> under one scenario the terrorist onborn the plain woul...

So a couple weeks ago, we told you about a bill considered by texas lawmakers that would make intrusive pat-downs illegal. the texas senator dan patrick has them. they have now killed it after the tsa and the u.s. attorneys office threatened to can sell all flights. the tsa cited the constitutions prep ma see clause that prevents states from regulating the federal government. and they wrote a letter to the texas legislature agreeing with that position. and they said if texas were to pass the bil...

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In just a few moments. first, "keeping them honest." new questions about airport security. these questions are being raised by a pilot who says he works for a major airline. he says the transportation security administration, the tsa, is not protecting the flying public. that while passengers and flight crews are subjected to pat-downs and body scans, ground crews are not. so anybody on the tarmac could put explosives on a jet. his name is chris liu and until tonight he kept his identity a sec...

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Are not doing a daily commute. they have time to shovel and even sled down a neighborhood hill. >> gregg: airport body scanners and pat-downs getting the seal of approval from the homeland security chief. janet napolitano saying the controversial procedures are here to stay. >> not for the foreseeable future. we are looking to improve systems but the new technology, the pat-downs objectively safer for our traveling public. >> gregg: she also said the security measure deter people from bringing w...

"crime and punishment." and extreme living. well introduce you to a man that treats a marathon like a walk in the park. hes on his feet racing 150 miles at a time. 360 md, sanjay gupta tells us his inspiration. but a word on the blizzard that has pounded the northeast. thousands of flights have been cancelled. new york citys three major airports were closed for much of today but re-opened this evening. and there were major delays in philadelphia and at washington dulles as well with some tra...