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Over the place for their thanksgiving destination. joining us now from our wttg affiliate, melanie, at reagan airport. melanie, how busy is it? >> you know, it is steady, but i wouldnt call it crazy so far this morning. were about midway through what the metropolitan washington airport authority calls their peak morning travel time. so so far, so good. the weather is clear. the sun is shining. so even across the country, there arent any major weather issues right now that would cause any planes ...

About 930% full and you can -- 90% full and you can guarantee there will be a lot of competition for the overhead bin space. one of the sources said travelers shouldnt even count on being able to carry on stuff. a good idea to just count on some of those things having to be checked. make sure you check intsa, you can check on their web site, get through the security checkpoints. couple things changed this year that youll want to know about. >> brian: thank you very much. now over to steve. >> we...

>> gregg: unanswered questions about the attack on the u.s. consulate in libya that killed four americans. former c.i.a. director david petraeus testifying to lawmakers he believed the incident was a terrorist attack almost immediately. however, the white houses initial messages left that out. >> heather: and the tsa admitting to a major security problem with airline boarding passes. the bar codes on tickets are not encoded, which means bad guys may be able to fake them and skip security checkpo...

Issues right away in 2013? >> well, i think it depends. i think we a lot of shenanigans like we did see in 2000, then that does energize and mobilize because really the push has to come from the people. if the people push and say this needs to change, thats when you see real change. given the state of economy, the fact that things are still not where we want them to be, realle see greater emphasis on that with some of the economic issues that are really waiting for whoever is elected right after...

Since saturday. its been sunny, today, mid-80s, beautiful. the forecast for friday and the opening ceremony right now is a little bit hit or miss. chance of showers, but they think theyve got a pretty good chance at getting the this thing off without any rain. i think a lot of people expect rain at the london olympics. maybe a little rain actually might add to the drama and the theater of the event. >> certainly the personality. we are getting a beautiful shot there of the tower bridge. lets tal...

Security checkpoints. we have pictures of that i want to get that to first. then we will talk more about the weather. security checkpoints where people go through the magnetometers, check your bags, random checks see if you have explosives or illegal drugs or anything like that. police are issuing a warning that has become all too familiar in this day and age, lets listen. pleasure. >> we just want people to keep in mind that again, there is going to be large crowds down here. we ask the public ...

Condemning it still, authorities here are clearly worried as we moved around the suburbs on wednesday. we saw a huge presence of security checkpoints and soldiers through the suburbs. clearly, the response is growing to the unrest here, shep? >> greg palkot live this early thursday morning in damas tus. a frantic search is said to be underway as look for possible stow aways on a cargo ship docked in newark, new jersey there may be nothing to find it all started this morning during a routines in....

Can imagine, seen officials have been all over this, one official describing it as a "massacre," against the freedom of press. u.n. office here also had to say about this situation, clearly angry. >> they to want freedom and democracy and they destroy the other opinion. that is democracy? >>reporter: what struck us as we moved around the suburbs, today, the huge presence of security checkpoints, soldiers absolutely a response to what we have been seeing and what we have been hearing the last cou...

>> well, with the highlight really of the morning has been testimony called by the defense of two pennsylvania state investigators who work order this case. one of them is now retired. the defense grilling them over their techniques in how they questioned alleged victims in this case. in particular, they concentrated on one, accuser number four. and the defense was suggesting to the jury that these investigators were in essence telling the victims what to say. encouraging them. taintin...

registered voters favor president obama, 45% support mitt romney. the tight race makes for pointed rhetoric. >> i know governor romney came to des moines last week, warned about a prior airie fire of dea. thats what he said, prairie fire. but, you know, he left out some facts. you know, his speech was more like a cow pie of distortion. [ cheers and applause ] i dont know whose record he twisted the most, mine or his. >> with a 24/7 focus on the economy, the soon to be republican nomine...