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Outside the international airport that killed at least 13 u.s. troops and left well over 100 afghans dead. tonight, the american pull out from afghanistan at a critical stage, the long war coming to a tortured, heartbreaking, uncertain end. richard engle leads our coverage tonight. >> reporter: these are the united states security partners in kabul. the taliban protecting american forces at the airport their way, keeping afghans from reaching the gate, while hundreds of americans have been evacu...

And has been with the agency for 17 years. he says tsa is cutting corners on the screening process to shorten wait times. one example, tsa reduced the sensitivity on all walk-through metal detectors at airports across america. >> they are reducing the concentration of metal that it would take to set off that alarm so you can speed up alarms and have fewer pat-downs. >> how do you know? >> because theres a memo out that supports it. >> reporter: the memo says the order came in 2013 changing all d...

This security director says you may not be as safe as you think. >> what theyre doing is injecting danger into the system. >> the top tsa official in his state has been with the agency for 17 years. he says that tsa is cutting corners on the screening process to shorten wait times. one example, hay reduced the sensitive on all walk through metal detectors at airports across america. >> theyre reducing the concentration of metal it takes to set off that alarm so you can have fewer pat downs. >> h...

He said the changes have come from tsa leadership. more than 40 million u.s. airline passengers are expected to go through airport security checkpoints this holiday, but this tsa security director says you may not be as safe as you think. >> what theyre doing is injecting danger into the system. >> reporter: jay brainard is the top tsa official in his state and has been with the agency for 17 years. he said tsa is cutting corners on the screening process to shorten wait times. one example, tsa r...

>> short of being released, the strongest sense of freedom most wabash inmates ever experience is their time on the outdoor recreation yards. >> see that left hand? >> 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 ma...

There were pat downs a metal detector they expected a ton of protesters only two showed up with sipes but sort of escorted away quickly. so after the pat downs you went in to the theater, watch theed first half and add soon as it was intermission, ten minutes long, everyone was silent. very bleak and people started getting up and saying, wow wow. i have no doubts about what happened now this is -- this is intense this was bleak it was horrible. it was graphic, and which is why they had, like you...

>> short of being released, the strongest sense of freedom most wabash inmates ever experience is their time on the outdoor recreation yards. >> see that left hand? >> 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 ma...

Spite of his denials to staff, theres one things he cannot control, which is pat downs, which often get more personal than powell would like. like. >> come on, man, for real. >> get your hands to the wall, man. >> put your hands behind your back. >> put your hands behind your back. >> put your hands behind your back. >> come on, man, you aint got to go on like that, im telling you. >> put your hands behind your back. >> powells one-year-long stay at louisville metro has been riddled by conflicts...

Staff that powell does exert control over the dorm, theres one thing he cannot control, officer pat downs which often get more personal than powell would like. >> come on, man, for real. >> get your hands to the wall, man. >> put your hands behind your back. >> put your hands behind your back. >> put your hands behind your back. >> come on, man, you aint got to go on like that, im telling you. >> put your hands behind your back >> powells one-year-long stay at louisville metro has been riddled b...

>> maam, im a nurse. >> we do the paperwork. we do initial pat downs. any type of contraband that may enter the facility, we should be the first to catch it so it could not be brought into the facility. >> this is what we found when we were doing a strip search. its a leafy substance. it was inside of her underwear. >> depending on their charges and whether they can make bond, most will be out within 24 hours. today antoine rivers will be assigned to a housing unit and stay until his case is res...