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As many as three of them could have slipped the u.s. watch list and screening program. there is no indication that many tried to travel here. some law enforcement officials are concerned that the watch list wouldnt have picked them up. others in the intelligence community are insisting that human and other intelligence could have filled those gaps. going forward, fbi officials say they are closely watching dozens of people who pose the highest risk of carrying out a copycat attack. more than 100...

Here with the syrian refugees. these are women and children and victims of torture. >> are you confident with the administrations assurances that these are the most well screened people coming into the united states by any means and that are any security concerns should be alleviated by the screening processes that are already in place? are you reassured by the assurances from the administration? >> well, rachel, we have the most robust screening program of any place than any nation thats accept...

Dingy, because thats safer than where she is right now. and, you know, we did the right thing by the people in southeast asia, when i was a child, we could have brought in we need to do the right thing here with the syrian refugees. these are women and children and victims of torture. >> are you confident with the administrations assurances that these are the most well screened people coming into the united states by any means and that are any security concerns should be alleviated by the screen...

Ml-4. >> reporter: the couple didnt want other families to suffer the same fate. they started a screening program for genetic diseases common. a counselor delivers the results over the phone. >> the mission is to make sure that parents know they should be screened for genetic diseases before they get pregnant. we can provide them information on how to have healthy children of their own. >> reporter: just like the golds who added another daughter to their family. >> eden is here for a reason. she...

Inside the car. the school district put her on paid leave and then hired a substitute nurse. now that means taxpayersç are on the hook for both salaries. what do you think of that? will getting a mammogram guarantee it will save your life. there is a new study that claims benefits of a mammogram may have been oversold and risks down played. researchers find screenings do not increase the survival rate of women younger in 40 as much as they do in women over the age of 60. they also claim the mo...

Children. >> we are gratified bit verdict and even more so i think we are grateful to the judge and particularly the jury for its very careful thought. >> its not sure what it means for his career. he had been reassigned to another job. he may face internal disciplinary action. >> reporter: two advisers on obama security detail are under investigation of accused of sending e-mails to a female subordinate. was was a supervisor who was accused of trying to force his way into a womans room at a was...

Mass shootings and everybody expresses horror and we are not able to take basic action. >> what do we do. >> this is something congress will have to act on. >> the congress is not budging despite calls for more of a focus whether its background checks and mental illness. no sign that that would pass today. >> we are going to move it up as quickly as we can. we dont have the votes. i hope we get them, but we dont have them now. >> we are not seeing movement. movement on if there is video games. w...

And where there are failures, we will correct them. >> president obama ordered an even broader review of standards for all federal employees and contractors. all of this after revelations that aaron alexis received and kept his security clearance despite a history of arrests and recent events, including telling police he was hearing voices, suggesting he was losing grip on realty. the contractor that hired alexis confirmed the defense department cleared alexis twice and they would not have hired...

Screening program to another 60 airports by the end of the year. you pay $85, and then you can go through security without removing shoes, jacket, belt, all that kind of stuff. pretty nice, huh? $85. but does this put americas security at risk? or does it prove that costly tsa measures simply have never been worth all the taxpayer money? >> reporter: keep your shoes and belts on and dont bother removing your laptop computer, leave it in the bag. those are some of the perks being offered passenge...

Through this airport each year. congestion here, the tsa says it is moving away from a one size fits all approach. for many passengers, its the worst part of air travel, the dreaded security line. >> the lines are getting longer and longer and longer. >> its not efficient. >> there is a big hassle with lines, with having to wait. >> reporter: but now more of them will be able to keep their clothes on as the transportation security administration expands its expedited screening program called pre...