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Picture i cant tell how far away. there are several security perimeters around nsa headquarters. as you mentioned having been there, ive been there many many times also, the idea that somebody could drive any kind of a vehicle, i dont care if its a bulldozer, through those security checkpoints [ inaudible ] >> oh our connection died with tom fuentes. were going to try to get tom back he was just about to say something quite interesting. jim, well expound on that because youve been to the nsa bui...

Than 2,000 guns. people are showing up to airports with weapons. tsas role is to screen passengers and look for items that could bring down a plane like explosives. opponents say adding law enforcement duties would be a distraction. >> thanks very much. lets get analysis from tom fuentes, a former assistant director of the fbi. would it be smart to arm some of those tsa agents at the security checkpoints? >> i dont think so. i think the answer here is more police and have them closer by. i hea...

Us. im errol barnett. >> im rose row. we are at the half-hour mark. it is time to check the top stories this hour. singapore is observing a week of mourning in honor of founding father lee kuan yew. the former prime minister died monday morning at the age of 91. in his 30 years as singapores leader he guided the city/state into a vibrant national power. the security council warned yemen is on the edge of civil war. government officials say houthi rebels swept through yemens cultural capital an...

Two security checkpoints. sheriffs officials say the man had a machete and sprayed two tsa officers with wasp spray. a sheriffs deputy opened fire shooting white three times. white was taken to a hospital where authorities say he underwent surgery. the incident in new orleans turns a spotlight on to airport security. employees work day in and day out without be screened. there is no national system raising fears that some could slip through the net. >> reporter: 54,000 employees at los angeles...

Going-away party to have fun? >> i dont really know too much about what the -- what the atmosphere is like. >> i think this is an agency that used to have a lot of pride in itself and took the mission seriously and theres no sign that they do that anymore. >> you have a point. heres a sampling of foul-ups under this president. less than a year, two reality tv stars got past security checkpoints at a state dinner and actually meet the president. in april of 2012, roughly a dozen agents are caught...

Investigators. >> they put guns on a plane this time. they could easily put a bomb on one of those planes. >> reporter: heres how authorities say it happened. delta baggage handler eugene harvey uses his badge to enter the secure area of the airport bypassing security checkpoints. most airport and airline employees like ramp workers and baggage handlers undergo security vetting and reoccurring background checks. but they do not go through daily tsa screening to gain access to secure and restrict...

This time. they could have easily put a bomb on one of the planes. >> reporter: heres how authorities say it happened. delta baggage handler eugene harvey with a backpack full of guns used his badge to enter the secure area of airport bypassing security checkpoints. most airline employees like ramp workers and baggage handlers undergo security vetting and reoccurring background checks but do not go through daily tsa screening to gain access to secure and restrict airport areas. . arrives at a co...

Harvey uses his badge to enter the airport bypassing security checkpoints. most airline employees like baggage handlers undergo security vetting and background checks but do not go through daily tsa screening to gain access to restricted areas. the accomplice, former delta employee, mark henry clears tsa and arrives at the concourse, the two men communicate by text message and meet at an airport bathroom. once inside-out of the cameras view the guns are handed off. >> the tsa is there after 9/11...

>> reporter: 153 firearms recovered. smuggled on board nearly 20 commercial passenger planes from atlanta to new york. that according to federal investigators. >> they could put guns on a plane this time. they could have easily put a bomb on one of those planes. >> reporter: heres how authorities say it happened. delta baggage handler eugene harvey uses his badge to enter the secure area of the airport bypassing security checkpoints. most airport and airline employees like ramp workers and bagga...

Handler and four accomplices charged with smuggling guns, some on flights from atlanta to new york. authorities say they hid the guns, ak 47 assault weapons in his carry on. renee marsh is out front. >> reporter: 153 firearms were covered, smuggled on board nearly 20 commercial passenger planes from atlanta to new york according to federal investigators. >> they put guns on the plane this time, they could have easily put bombs on the planes. >> reporter: heres how it happened. delta baggage hand...