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We are learning more this morning about the deadly attack on u.s. troops in afghanistan. six american air force personnel killed in a taliban terror attack. cnns barbara starr joins us on how the suicide bomber got past the checkpoint at bagram airfield. >> reporter: alison, boris, new details about the six fallen air are force members as the remains are brought to the united states and families prepare for funerals. we now know it was an afghan suicide bomber on a motorbike who got past an init...

>> thank you, to your viewers too. new details on an attack that killed six americans. how did a motorcycle filled with explosives get past a security checkpoint? that story next. ♪ (train horn) vo: wherever our trains go, the economy comes to life. norfolk southern. one line, infinite possibilities.

From a town of 16,000, described as an ambitious man with a, quote, good head on his shoulders. new details are emerging about just how the attack was executed outside bagram air base. lets get to barbara starr. shes live at the pentagon. barbara, what are your sources telling you? >> by all accounts the afghan bomber got past an initial afghan security checkpoint with explosives undetected. what happened next was devastating. and the problems in afghanistan just seem to grow every day. fellow t...

Expedited screening and seeing record numbers of travelers, couple that with them being extremely thorough at these security check points so yeah, you could see in some places that the lines are longer, the process to get through the security check point will take longer so what they want you to do, get there two hours ahead, john. today was a busy day but sunday is going to be the very busy day at airports. >> so we have that to look forward to, which is nice. rene marsh, thank you very much. ...

They will definitely see a larger presence as it relates to bomb-sniffing dogs, police presence and it will also take a lot longer. tsa officers here will be doing very thorough checks that could include random hand swabbing to check passengers for explosive residue and mean that even once youve passed through the security check point, you may get an additional random check at the gate even if you have tsa precheck, which allows you to have expedited screening. you may also be asked to take off ...

Security checkpoint every day. heres nbcs tom castella. >> only miami and orlando airports screen every worker every day. surprisingly, the nations airports decide for themselves whether to screen employees. airport police union says its a dangerous security gap. they urge mandatory screening for employees at the biggest airports including tsa officers. homeland security called recently for fewer access points and more screening. security experts are warning against radicalized employee with acc...

Dogs. the flying public is seeing tsas conducting random checks for explosives and theyre also doing additional checking at the gate. so yes, there are things that are happening right before boarding, you may also be checked. even if you have precheck, you could be asked to remove your shoes. the key her is unpredictability. that is seen as the deterrent. it will obviously take a lot longer to get through the security checkpoint so theyre telling flyers they should arrive two hours before depart...

The warning does not say dont fly. it does say use extra vigilance coming through public transportation. but again talking to travelers out here earlier today they did tell me that that travel alert is definitely in the back of their minds. >> certainly i think everybody is a little concerned but i also feel like security has opinion stepped up so much that hopefully were well-protected. >> i feel fine. i feel like if we get scared and dont do it, then they win. so very, very comfortable. >> we ...

Workers in this country, the people who are running the baggage belts or who are loading with the catering onto planes, et cetera, the people working in the restaurants, they are not required to go through a security checkpoint every day and not necessarily required to have their bags checked every day. and that is a concern that many security pros have expressed to us about if you have an insider who is radicalized by an isis-type organization, the fact that they are not checking everybody rema...

For tsa, as there is knew scrutiny on security. >> everybody up. in the front. >> reporter: police rushed on board the american air lines flight monday search of a man with a suspicious package. passengers were ordered to place their hands on their head. >> so very large officers in s.w.a.t. gear entered the plane, they proceeded down the aisle looking at each passenger in the eye as if they were looking for someone. >> reporter: tsa, at miami international airport, initially allowed the man thr...